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I know that a few Panatropes were delivered in December of 1925. I know the first Electrola/Radiola, the Hyperbion, was first available in February of 1926. Were there any Panatrope/Radiola combinations available before the Hyperbion?

If there were any Brunswick Panatropes delivered early in 2026 they would have been P3 models.

fmlondon wrote: Tue May 14, 2024 1:43 am I know that a few Panatropes were delivered in December of 1925. I know the first Electrola/Radiola, the Hyperbion, was first available in February of 1926. Were there any Panatrope/Radiola combinations available before the Hyperbion?

Yes, some P-3s were, if I recall correctly, available in December of '25. Brunswick seemed to dump nearly all their money into developing an electric phonograph before Victor and managed to beat them to the punch, while they lagged behind slightly in terms of acoustic machines.

Thank you. Were any of the P-3s of 1925 equipped with radios?

You can read about all things Brunswick from bar backs to billiards to Panatropes and Prismatines including the P3 in RJ Wakeman’s book.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4gc9vfxm ... sf9u5&dl=0


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Mark

Thanks Mark. Unfortunately, it does not show whether any of the 1925 Panatropes also had Radiolas. In the New York Times in December, it shows the phonograph alone, and how to attach a radio to the speaker. It seems that, not until 1926, could the combination unit actually be had.

Fred

Thanks for that interesting book!