![[The Talking Machine Forum - For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings]](/styles/we_universal/theme/images/the_talking_machine_forum.png)
I thought the 2-65 had gold-plated hardware. Did they manufacture other variations?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-33-Working ... 2287973463
2-65 Hardware Plating
-
CharliePhono
- Victor III
- Posts: 923
- Joined: Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:41 pm
- Location: North Fork, CA
Re: 2-65 Hardware Plating
Interesting. I have a 2-65, and it indeed has the gold accents. Perhaps this was a military issue (what war was going on in 1930?) . . . or just a repaint (very thorough) by someone as the gold was wearing off. The horn deflector at the interior rear of the machine is normally also gold.
-
Oceangoer1
- Victor III
- Posts: 617
- Joined: Mon Mar 09, 2015 9:43 pm
- Personal Text: "I dreamt of Paris again last night"-Roger
- Location: Southaven, Mississippi
Re: 2-65 Hardware Plating
Yes, this is a normal variation of the 2-65. There was also a green one, and a maroon one, which both have gold lacquered hardware.
I see the green and maroon versions much more often, but I do not know how they rank in terms of rarity. I have this version (I call it the brown or black version), and its much more plain looking than the green and maroon. The only one of this set I don't have is the maroon version, which I'm still hoping to come across
I see the green and maroon versions much more often, but I do not know how they rank in terms of rarity. I have this version (I call it the brown or black version), and its much more plain looking than the green and maroon. The only one of this set I don't have is the maroon version, which I'm still hoping to come across