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Kind of expensive but looks rite purdy


Bill K

It's a model XV "Louis Seize" style. I've got one that's nearly identical (though I haven't polished the brass so nicely on mine!). Mine has a similar brass tag on the back that reads "F 486" so presumably this is the serial number and not a date. I'd love to know more about what years these were made. They show up in early-1920s Sears ads but I don't know exactly what years they were sold.

FrankH wrote:It's a model XV "Louis Seize" style. I've got one that's nearly identical (though I haven't polished the brass so nicely on mine!). Mine has a similar brass tag on the back that reads "F 486" so presumably this is the serial number and not a date. I'd love to know more about what years these were made. They show up in early-1920s Sears ads but I don't know exactly what years they were sold.

I think Sears stopped selling/producing their Silvertone acoustic machines in mid-1925, that's when their ads ended. Because in 1926 that's when they moved over to electric record machines and added the Tru-phonic brand name with Silvertone. Sears used that brand until the mid 30s.

(They may have sold acoustic machines into 26 just to clear out stock.)

Sears was still selling acoustic machines into the mid 30's. Check out this topic for more info:
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=97