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W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/15
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 7:32 pm
by schallplatte
There's a W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine up for Auction on Saturday 8/15 in PA. Hope someone here gets this machine. Looks really nice.
http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/2535203/fp273.cgi
http://www.auctionzip.com/cgi-bin/aucti ... id=2535203
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:31 pm
by fran604g
I'm not trying to be any particular part of the male genital region, BUT,
"Model 250 Laboratory "VICTROLA"! 
C'mon, we can do better than that.
I expect this from the Craigslist bunch, but an auction house?
Fran
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:51 pm
by schallplatte
fran604g wrote:"Model 250 Laboratory "VICTROLA"![/b] I expect this from the Craigslist bunch, but an auction house?
Fran
"Victrola" is synonymous with phonograph/gramophone for most folks outside the collecting community, so I'm not surprised. I see this usage all the time by auction houses. At any rate, it looks like a nice example of this uncommon model.
Cheers!
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:19 am
by Starkton
schallplatte wrote:
"Victrola" is synonymous with phonograph/gramophone for most folks outside the collecting community, so I'm not surprised.
I also often read such nonsense as "Victor phonograph"
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 7:11 am
by fran604g
Well, they're all really just Gramophones anyway.
Fran
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 4:55 pm
by Valecnik
fran604g wrote:Well, they're all really just Gramophones anyway.
Fran
In spite of being corrected by me dozens of time a non-collector friend of mine continues to talk about those "radios" I collect!
Re: W-250 William and Mary Diamond Disc Machine, Auction 8/
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 4:02 am
by marcapra
Yes, I once saw an Edison Chippendale C-19 advertised as an antique radio! Talk about a clueless seller! As far as the term Victrola, I often describe my Edison, Brunswick, or Columbia phonographs that I sell as "victrolas". Why? Because when a newbie decides that he wants to buy an old phonograph, most don't look up Edison or Brunswick. But if my Brunswick comes up in his search for a Victrola, I have a bigger audience of potential buyers.