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Is anyone able to provide any information on a Brunswick Model HIDALGO? Unable to find anything on the web - not even a matching image. Thanks for looking.

That's a tough search!
I did manage to pull this information from the internet
It is given a mention in this book... I do not know if it's pictured or if it has a write-up (on page 370), that's not part of the on-line book sample, but later machines seem to be called a 8-7.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ck9IG ... &q&f=false James.

I searched through Wakeman's Brunswick book. There is no mention of the Hidalgo. There is one brief mention of the 8-7, on page 370. Under a section labeled "Brunswick Exponential (Acoustic) Panatrope Models", it is noted that the 8-7 sold for $90. A date of 9/28/1927 is shown as well, probably the date the price was effective.

52089 wrote:I searched through Wakeman's Brunswick book. There is no mention of the Hidalgo. There is one brief mention of the 8-7, on page 370. Under a section labeled "Brunswick Exponential (Acoustic) Panatrope Models", it is noted that the 8-7 sold for $90. A date of 9/28/1927 is shown as well, probably the date the price was effective.

Couldn't be an 8-7. That was a small upright Consolette clone:
I'm wondering if it might be an export model.

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I'm thinking it's an export model of some kind since the OP is in Australia. I've never seen one like it.

Looking at the cabinet, I would date it more 1923-25 versus late 1927.

Yes it is in Australia and may be an export model
Thank you for all who commented

Hi Rodney,
I did a quick search on Trove- the Australian newspaper archive
and found a couple ads that include pictures of the Hidalgo, but they are of an upright model similar to the ones pictured above.
I have the Madrid which has a similar upper cabinet to yours but mine has turned legs and a stretcher.
Pictures of the Hidalgo below come from 1930 ads but I didn't see it mentioned before that, although I didn't spend a whole lot of time searching advertisements so you might find more information if you search through more.
I seem to remember seeing your model when I was searching for Madrid ads a couple years ago.
I suspect either your ID tag came from a different machine or it may have been mis-tagged at the factory?

Thank you Shane. Yes somebody else came up with a couple of ads on Trove. They are for Musgroves a retailer in Perth and yes the Hidalgo is not the same as mine. I must conclude that the tag is from another model. I will see if I can find a Madrid. Thanks again.