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Check this one out. Perhaps the largest and most opulent motor you will ever see in a Vintage Phonograph. Advertised by Sonora to run up to 45 minutes on one wind. This is from my Sonora Period Jacobean circa Late 19teen.

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Here is Ron L'Herault displaying the Sonora Giant Gold Plated triple spring Motor he repaired for me. This motor is from a Sonora Period Model Jacobean-Deluxe Robespiere. This motor is extremely Quiet, and was described by Sonora as "The Finest Motor that human ingenuity can possibly make. Quiet in running, and winding, with a perfect tempo, they perform their task with unfailing accuracy, and can be relied upon to give indefinite service. and will run for as long as Forty- Five minutes with one winding."

Caution: Advertising claims from this era are acknowledged to be in many instances somewhat "over the top", and referred in marketing terms as hyping, and puffing a product. It was especially common in this era, where new Companies had entered the phonograph market, and were trying to establish themselves as viable alternatives to Victor, Columbia and Edison.

Advertising hype aside, that is a beautiful piece of machinery.

Very impressive! Jerry B.

Thanks for posting. That is one massive phonograph motor. Steve

It would be nice if someone could post pictures here. Not everyone on the forum uses FaceBook.

melvind wrote:It would be nice if someone could post pictures here. Not everyone on the forum uses FaceBook.

Bruce, I hope you don't mind that I copied and posted your pictures here (per Dan's request above) for those without Facebook accounts.

It's a gorgeous motor, Bruce!

Doug