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Just saw this they called it Emerson crank. Looks pretty cool does anyone have one on the forum,and what model is it. The wifes gonna geek can't wait for the Wayne show.

I had one with the spruce horn in the middle... a friend has it now. Both Emerson and Brunswick made these type of machines...

The Brunswick spruce horns weren't lacquered like that and they didn't have a decal. That one looks really snazzy

Dedrum, It looks like a Queen Anne period model--there was another variation of it. I had posted photos of Emerson Phonographs a while ago---but don't know how you can bring them up to view them. The wood Music Master Horn is an eye catcher and was used by a couple of other manufacturers----the Brunswick did not use a round Music Master Horn but instead an oval horn. Becareful of the tonearm, it is made of pot metal and will break internally if handle roughly or not padded enough in moving.

emerson wrote:Dedrum, It looks like a Queen Anne period model--there was another variation of it. I had posted photos of Emerson Phonographs a while ago---but don't know how you can bring them up to view them. The wood Music Master Horn is an eye catcher and was used by a couple of other manufacturers----the Brunswick did not use a round Music Master Horn but instead an oval horn. Becareful of the tonearm, it is made of pot metal and will break internally if handle roughly or not padded enough in moving.

An illustration of an Emerson Queen Anne model is shown on this page -- http://www.antiquephono.org/brand-talki ... j-wakeman/

It differs in the trim and exterior hardware, but the cabinet style seems the same.

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Were these the posts with the photos you were looking for? --

Emerson Phonograph Pictures -- http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=20322

Emerson Phonograph Pictures Part 2 -- http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=20323


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Emerson really did aim at the high end of the market, though they ended up settling for the middle

Looks really similar to the Queen Ann Model.

Benjamin_L wrote:Looks really similar to the Queen Ann Model.

Thank you for sharing the ad. Notice that the ad say's it has a 21st Century filing system. That was advanced and makes it sound modern in our day in age.

Emerson made some nice machines, I do not think they made alot compared to the other top three or four manufacturers. Emerson went on to outlast many of the independent brands with the later introduction of radios and electric phonographs, and eventually stereos and vcrs.

I remember an Emerson electric fan in my grandparents' house many years ago, and it seemed an antique at that time. See http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2823674257 ... noapp=true. In my memory, it resembles this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emerson-29646-b ... 2367425787

The fan speed was controlled with a sliding lever in the base of the fan, like the one shown.

I believe that there is a universe of old fan collectors out there (parallel to our own!). Some of these old fans are fairly pricey.

According to the google, there's still an Emerson-branded line of fans being sold today, but I don't know whether there's any relation to the old ones.