Rex talking machine

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I have a rex talking machine is ok condition, there is some delamenation on top, it is a 1914 model 5000. I cannot find many of these out on the market does anyone have a value?

[Guest]

No,

Do some searches on eBay for past sale prices.

[estott]

Just my opinion here: The Rex machines I've seen have been rather simply (cheaply) built and very plain. The Rex Co. is a successor to the Keen-O-Phone Co which built very expensive machines. Keen-O-Phone went bankrupt and the creditors were left with a factory and a record pressing plant- it seems they decided to make as cheap a machine as possible and use it to help sell the records.

[estott]

Just my opinion here: The Rex machines I've seen have been rather simply (cheaply) built and very plain. The Rex Co. is a successor to the Keen-O-Phone Co which built very expensive machines. Keen-O-Phone went bankrupt and the creditors were left with a factory and a record pressing plant- it seems they decided to make as cheap a machine as possible and use it to help sell the records.