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Looks like the machine in the "original" HMV painting?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-and-E ... 25704a1f0e

Possibly but unfortunately this auction is a scam, this exact phonograph came up for sale a couple months ago and sold for around two and a half to three thousand dollars if I remember correctly and now it is back with the exact photos!, there's usually a reason for a seller having 0 feedback score

It is a Edison Bell "Commercial" model that was indeed Barraud's first choice for his "His Master's Voice" painting with Nipper. Thank goodness a Berliner was soon to replace it as the finial "HMV" we have all come to love.... .

And here is the machines Craigslist ad in the UK:

http://london.craigslist.co.uk/clt/2947926616.html

Here is the original Ebay auction. It went for $15,371.95. This auction I believe was legitimate. The seller has a good record with 441 ratings. My experience is that Edison Bell Electrics have always brought in just a little less than the Edison Class M. I remembered this auction because I was planning on bidding on it. It rose higher than what I was willing to pay before I could even get a bid in.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-and-E ... 231a96521e

Steve

I of course like the famous gramophone nipper painting, however the original actually makes more sense, as you could easily make a home recording on the Edison Bell machine, while the Gramophone you had to go to a recording studio.