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I spotted this and regretted that Colorado is so far from my house.
https://www.estatesales.net/CO/Englewood/80113/2089179
Only one photo.

There are an awful lot of Victor XVIII's turning up lately.

This one has spring motor and electric light. Owner alteration?

The light is not in the factory location.
I'd saw owner or dealer added.

I had a Victrola XVI from the same era 4-5 years ago that had a dealer installed lamp in a spring wound machine. Before Victor let the dealer set the sales price on machines, they could add something like a lamp or other 'free' stuff to make a sale over another dealer in town that didn't do that. There was a music store in Chicago that installed a light in the spool box or lamps on both sides of the front on player pianos he sold to get customers. I also had a Credenza that was spring wound with a lamp under the lid. It even had the switch on the lid prop. But the XVI lamp had one of those pull chains to turn it on.

the sale is now over, anyone get it?