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Not my machine. But WOW!

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49 ... honographs

MicaMonster wrote:Not my machine. But WOW!

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/49 ... honographs

That IS really cool. They must mean "Gennett", I'd imagine.

Cool craftsman style...

It wouldn't be difficult to duplicate the cabinet and use the guts from a no-name machine...

gramophone-georg wrote, "They must mean "Gennett", I'd imagine."

No, they mean Fred A. Dennett, one of the principals of the fabled Wisconsin Chair Co. Lakeside Craft Shops was one of his many businesses… The factory for that business was later turned over to United Phonographs Corporation, makers of Puritan, Paramount, Vista, and United Phonographs. This phonograph may well predate any of these brands.

Note that it comes with Puritan records, and the nickel plated tone arm is typical of a United Phonographs product.

Wow, indeed. Wish I had the money and the space.

Best wishes, Mark

http://www.lockyphoto.com/lakesidecraft ... mple-page/

http://journalofantiques.com/2016/featu ... aft-shops/

http://www.wi101.org/?story=the-wisconsin-chair-company

Here's the direct link: https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/49 ... honographs

I own one of these Dennett phonographs (and know of just three others including the one at auction) and a "matching" Lakeside Craft Shops "Combination Cellarette And Smoker's Stand" (shown on page 30 of their 1912 product catalog --- unfortunately, no phonographs are depicted in the catalog). At least two of the four machines I know of were found in or close to Sheboygan, WI (where they were manufactured). My example of this phonograph has no identifying marks.

I am interested in acquiring any ephemera/documentation/catalogs/information etc regarding Dennett phonographs if any members would be willing to sell/copy what they have. I have already done a thorough internet search.

Thanks,
Bob

victorIIvictor wrote:gramophone-georg wrote, "They must mean "Gennett", I'd imagine."

No, they mean Fred A. Dennett, one of the principals of the fabled Wisconsin Chair Co. Lakeside Craft Shops was one of his many businesses… The factory for that business was later turned over to United Phonographs Corporation, makers of Puritan, Paramount, Vista, and United Phonographs. This phonograph may well predate any of these brands.

Note that it comes with Puritan records, and the nickel plated tone arm is typical of a United Phonographs product.

Wow, indeed. Wish I had the money and the space.

Best wishes, Mark

Cool. I'm still learning new things all the time, which means I must still be alive!

I am learning all the time as well, Georg. To that end, I want to thank Wyatt for the original posting and Bob for posting his beautiful machine (which has another commonly found tonearm variant--and all too commonly found broken, alas)and the ephemera he has acquired. Before this thread, I had no idea there were Dennett phonographs, although old that they show up in one of the Paul-Fabrizio books that I don't have yet.


Best wishes, Mark