Fake Manhattan coin-op photo?

[TinfoilPhono]

Would anyone here happen to have access to a fake Manhattan coin-op? (I can't really call these reproductions or replicas since the cabinet is a fantasy creation that doesn't look like the original.)

I'd like to get a couple of clear pictures to use in an article I'm working on for The Antique Phonograph. There was one on eBay recently with excellent photos but I doubt the seller would approve of my using them in this context since it was represented as authentic. I would need photos for which I could have permission to print them.

For reference, here's one that Stanton sold earlier this year, honestly listed as a replica. These fantasy creations are undeniably attractive and I assume they work well, but the body of the cabinet is much too tall and doesn't have the long, curving metal legs of the originals. I suspect it was less expensive to make everything out of wood, with off-the-shelf repro claw feet, rather than to cast proper legs.

[rgordon939]

What did the fake sell for at Stanton's? What would a completely original mint Manhattan sell for today?

Rich Gordon

[TinfoilPhono]

I'm afraid I don't know the answer to either question. I didn't record the Stanton sale price. The eBay one sold recently for $7500. I know a couple of original Manhattans changed hands in the past year or two but I was not privy to the prices.

[Slaton]

What did the fake sell for at Stanton's? What would a completely original mint Manhattan sell for today?

Rich Gordon

There was an original on eBay a year ago that may have sold offline but on eBay, the seller was asking just under 24k dollars

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Edison-Coi ... 3cee3d9729

Anil

[rgordon939]

Thanks for the info.

Rich Gordon

[Phonolair]

What did the fake sell for at Stanton's? What would a completely original mint Manhattan sell for today?

Rich Gordon

The fake one Stanton's had sold for $6000 plus any fee's.

Regards, Larry Crandell