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Who made this
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:10 pm
by phonogal
Found this for sale for $400 and wondering if anyone knows about it. Needle bar is missing.
Re: Who made this
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 3:24 pm
by Django
This probably won't help you much but that is a RichTone phonograph by Great Eastern Mfr's. Co., Chicago, Ill.
Re: Who made this
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:34 pm
by Lucius1958
My best guess is that the tonearm and reproducer are generic, third-party manufacture. You might try perusing old ads in Talking Machine World, or old supply catalogues like "Honest Quaker", and compare them with your machine. If you can find out what make and model the reproducer is, then you have a starting point: you can inquire among parts suppliers like George Vollema, and see if they have any spare parts.
Bill
Re: Who made this
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:40 pm
by estott
Django wrote:This probably won't help you much but that is a RichTone phonograph by Great Eastern Mfr's. Co., Chicago, Ill.
I'm not certain that plate is original to the machine. It looks a lot like a Premier
Re: Who made this
Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2018 9:54 pm
by Django
Really, it is a Rich Tone made in Chicago by Great Eastern Mfg. I am not sure about the tone arm and reproducer.
Re: Who made this
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 1:36 am
by tomb
That would be a great one to restore Tom
Re: Who made this
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:04 am
by estott
Django wrote:Really, it is a Rich Tone made in Chicago by Great Eastern Mfg. I am not sure about the tone arm and reproducer.
I do believe you now, though there is probably some connection to the Premier- they look too alike.
Re: Who made this
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:28 pm
by Lucius1958
Django wrote:Really, it is a Rich Tone made in Chicago by Great Eastern Mfg. I am not sure about the tone arm and reproducer.
Interesting: the tonearm in these photos seems to be from the mid-'20s. The OP's arm looks more like late 'teens / early '20s.
Bill