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For All of us unable to attend,

Any Pictures?

Are prices strong or weak?

Any Surprises?

I was fortunate enough to get the VV-50 in the original shipping crate via phone bidding. I would have loved to been able to attend this auction. But, I couldn't get off from work. There were some real nice items. I'm hoping someone that attended posts some pictures of the sale.
Ken Brekke

I wasn't able to go either. I put in an of absentee bid on a couple of items. I am waiting to hear if I got anything.

OK, Still headed home from the auction, IMO the highlights, all prices before buyers penalty of 10%:
Edison Red Banner Home w 14" all brass horn - $850
Victrola finished in Greek Motif on a matching cabinet - $950
Victor M w Paper Mache "Allens Paper Black Lacquer" 3200
VV-50 in original crate $450
VIctrola XI in Fumed Oak $400
Victor D w Speartip $3800
VTLA Flat top $3250
Victor V on Matching Cabinet $4000
Victor A $5500
Johnson M 2700
Victor B 12,500 Yikes!
Columbia AG in C roll desk 5750
Call-o-phone 10,000
Victor 24B Horn 1900
Mahogany V in unique cabinet 11,500
Victor Jr with Red Flower horn - real nice $2700 from memory
Amberola 1A 3250
Edison Triumph w Oak MM Horn $1300
Columbia BS $2400
Early Col A w rail and listening tubes and case $4000
Zono Concert Grand $6000
Col BY on Matching Cabinet $5000
Mahongany Hexaphone $14000 from memory
Vic V on pedestal cabinet $5500
Douglas Victor $14500

Some of those prices strike me as quite reasonable, or even very reasonable. But if anyone wants to give me $12.5K for my Victor B, please PM.

Thanks for the update!

Oak Opera, re-painted bed plate, but otherwise correct, Diamond A reproducer, $2600
Columbia BC, complete, nice original finish, dirty,working but needing adjustment, $600
Capehart 401 radio-phonograph, clean and working $300
Caprhart Amperion, lacquer finish has gne to green, otherwise working, globe tubes, $700
Seeburg Trash Can Jukebox, excellent restoration $450
Victor V, dirty, broken motor casting, but complete and untouched $800
Excellent Victor V, oak horn to match case, with matching record cabinet $2200
Victor P machines, $800-$850
Victor R $800
Columbia AU/ Standard AA machines, generally $400-500
Amberola III, oak, excellent, $2600
Amberola 1-B, mahogany, refinished, stripped motor board, but otherwise nice, $2200
Victor Victrola XIV, first style, excellent refinish (perhaps too good) $600
Victrola IV in matching cabinet, excellent $160
Decent Credenza $100. When I went to move the machine I found a brass reproducer inside, along with a set of albums filled with scroll dance records
Edison C-19, mahogany, excellent original finish $100. When I went to move it found that the reproducer was an Edisonic
Edison "long home" old refinish, tatty bed plate, winged c reproducer, with crane and nice red flowered horn $160
Amberola 30-50-75, nice, complete, clean, generally $200-275
Victor III, metal horn,$700-1100
Victor O, 650-800
Victor D in Douglas floor cabinet, $12,000
Victor "L-door" XVI, $350 sans albums, $500 with albums (full of records)
Victor Victrola XI, table model, "Early Engliah Oak" $350
Victrola XIII (edit, VICTROLA XII not XIII!), mahogany, very clean, $950
72" brass horn for Columbia BC, $25.00
Edison Triumph Model E, O reproducer, oak cygnet, dirty, but nice orig finish, as found in attic, frozen mandrel bearing, $1200
Made-up Edison Opera (Amberola 1B mechanism, Diamond A, reproduction cabinet, plastic horn goose-neck, original horn bell)
Plays very well, $1200

Thanks for posting. That is great and means that I should have won the Victor A. It looked like a really nice Victor B, but WOW!!!
Any one know what the Edison Excelsior coin-op went for?

Excelsior went for $18,000 before 10%. JD

Thanks!! I guess I didn't win that one.

There were 2 --¼ barrel Salter cabinets, oak and mahogany, does anyone remember what they went for?
Zonophone prices?
Thanks, David & Lerria