What phonograph was at this yard sale? Sonora?

[larryh]

Wow, what is this at this funky yard sale? Looks like the sale is over, but the phonograph looks rather like the Sonora Bombay Cabinet? What do you think?

http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/gms/1377923926.html


Larrhy

[JohnM]

Looks like it may be one of the less extreme Sonora models. The word is actually 'bombe' with an accent over the 'e'. It is a French cabinetmaking term meaning 'bombed' or 'exploded' in reference to the sides of the cabinet swelling outward as if they had contained an explosion. The phonetic pronunciation is 'bom-bay' which leads to the word being misspelled frequently. I just sent an email to the Porter Music Box Co. yesterday (of all people) because they have it spelled 'bombay' on their website.