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Edison S-19 Diamond Disc machine.

Edison Home Phonograph 2 min. Cylinder machine

Victor VV-IV Victrola.

They just fit well together in my living room. Mainly because, my condo is small.

Paul

Before we converted our attic, there used to be four. Now there only two: an Edison "Spring Motor" under glass by a fireplace, and an Edison drip-pan "GEM" with a pink glass horn.

The oak Hawthorne & Sheble cabinet harmonizes well with the woodwork of the house, which was built in 1892. Barb said it could stay. A few years later, Paul Baker had some of his glass horns here to be photographed for a flyer. Barb took one look at the pink one and said, "Oh - I like that one! Do you have a little phonograph to put that on? I'd like that on the piano." I nearly passed out.

George P.

phonogfp wrote:“Do you have a little phonograph to put that on?”

George,

Having seen samples of your collection, I think I would be stunned into silence upon overhearing this question...or trying very hard to contain laughter.

And since I meant to answer the question in my poll after there was some activity...at the moment, I have a Victor VV-VIa and a Brunswick 101 portable in here...

— MordEth

The machines in our living room consist of an Amberola 30, Edison C-19, Home Mod. B with oak cygnet horn, Opera, Amberola 1-A, Victor 10-50, Gem Mod D and a Victor Royal.

I have one, I try to act tough but my wife said just one. She used the lame excuse that I had the rest of the house cluttered up with them and she didn't want the living room cluttered up also, go figure. Its a Edison Stantard model F with a wood grain Cygnet horn on a cylinder cabinet. I picked this one because she said I could. She doesn't know it but when she leaves for Florida next week I'm going to put another one in there to fill a empty corner we have after moving some furniture over the holidays. I know, I live dangerously.
Best Regards, Larry

There’s nothing wrong with the “But honey, it was always (or already) there...” technique.

— MordEth

I have 9 machines and 1 phonograph doll, she counts ???
Victor Credenza electric motor orthophonic sound diamond jubilee 1927, Banner Home B with 2/4 min shaver attch. and linior horn, amberola 30 was my mothers and how this all happend,standard B 2/4min with cygnet horn, Maroon Gem original horn & crane, Gem B looking for black horn and crane, diamond disc S-19 with 78 attachment and full of great discs, Edison Chalet table top, columbia viva tonal. Oh and one hendren doll currently under going surgery. Don't worry she is heavily sedated.
Kevan

I have five phonographs in the living room--all Edison machines, both disc and cylinder. There's a Victrola in the dining room and another one in the computer room.

And Paul, don't tell Edison that I have Victrolas!



Rocky

I won't, if you won't.

Paul

1 Victor Credenza.