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Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:04 am
by gramophone78
I think someone made a boo-boo.. :lol:. Can you spot the error..??.
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Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:26 am
by ambrola
The first one is a Victor 3 and the 2nd a Humpback 2?

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:44 am
by TinfoilPhono
Name plates are on the crank side of the cabinet.

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 10:55 am
by Torjazzer
I suppose this is an artist's mis-conception.

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 1:30 pm
by ambrola
Rene,
I had an early Victor one that Bob bought that had the name plate on the side? But then again, I am an Edison guy.

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:25 pm
by Henry
The record is upside down, and it's spinning CCW! :P

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:23 pm
by gramophone78
Henry wrote:The record is upside down, and it's spinning CCW! :P
...OK... :?. I think this question has been brought to another level.

Clearly Victor QC didn't notice a Vic III is pictured where a Vic II should be and visa versa. I just find it surprising Victor released the catalog as shown.
I would have ordered a Vic II and demanded a Vic III as shown... :D.

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:43 pm
by ambrola
gramophone78 wrote:
Henry wrote:The record is upside down, and it's spinning CCW! :P
...OK... :?. I think this question has been brought to another level.

Clearly Victor QC didn't notice a Vic III is pictured where a Vic II should be and visa versa. I just find it surprising Victor released the catalog as shown.
I would have ordered a Vic II and demanded a Vic III as shown... :D.
You know, you could have held them to the advertised price of the Vic III? Pay for a 2 and get a 3.

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:25 pm
by gramophone78
Amberola wrote:
gramophone78 wrote:
Henry wrote:The record is upside down, and it's spinning CCW! :P
...OK... :?. I think this question has been brought to another level.

Clearly Victor QC didn't notice a Vic III is pictured where a Vic II should be and visa versa. I just find it surprising Victor released the catalog as shown.
I would have ordered a Vic II and demanded a Vic III as shown... :D.
You know, you could have held them to the advertised price of the Vic III? Pay for a 2 and get a 3.
Pay the advertised price of the Vic III that shows a Vic II... :?. I think you mean the advertised price of the Vic II and get a Vic III... ;).

Re: Victor Catalog Error

Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 8:36 pm
by phonogfp
Victor wasn't alone in suffering from catalog errors. Here are two pages from the 1910 Edison Phonograph catalog:

George P.