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http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/atq/1731458874.html

Wish I could get this one!

That looks like a nice VV-7-3 -- http://www.victor-victrola.com/7-3.htm -- but I'm wondering what the seller means by "Cabinets below include speakers " since a single folded horn was used for both the Victrola & radio.

I believe that this was fitted with the Granada-size horn, so if it's still in place, it should sound pretty good, once restored.

Speakers? The seller probably thinks it's a stereo.

Seller is probably clueless, sees the grillework and cloth & calls it a speaker.

Wonder if the radio works.

If I recall, this is a battery-powered Radiola panel that Victor installed in these. Plug-in battery-eliminator set-ups were available in the 1920s, and new versions are available today. If anyone acts on this, assume the Radiola panel needs work of some sort. There is a piston-type valve that switches between the Victrola function and the Radiola speaker driver, which is usually fashioned in that lovely pot metal alloy we all know and curse. Frequently---but not always---this piston will be swollen into one position, and to date I have not tackled freeing one up to function properly. Otherwise, (just my 2 cents) it looks to be in great, unmolested condition, and I have paid more for similar machines in worse condition.