What model Victor is this?

[phonogal]

What model Victor is this? Looks like an MS but the bottom molding looks wrong? It just doesn't look quite right?

[kirtley2012]

i beleive that is a monarch special

[Zwebie]

Looks to me like a late Talk-O-phone base, with a Victor back bracket, crank, and horn. The horn elbow looks repro. Some decent parts, cobbled together to make a machine.
Bob S. (Zwebie)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-VICTOR- ... 46043afabb

[kirtley2012]

i think you've got it, i just saw this pic of a monarch special and it looked similar except the bottom moldings, i think youve hit the nail on the head with the cabinet though!
Alex

[Uncle Vanya]

What model Victor is this? Looks like an MS but the bottom molding looks wrong? It just doesn't look quite right?

Talk-O-Phone "Clarke" with what is quite probably a reproduction cast aluminum Victor back bracket. The horn elbow is quite obviously one of the aluminum copies. The tone arm should be examined more carefully. I would suspect that it may not have the block at the rear for the tone arm pin, and instead be a Victrola arm. There is an odd reflection on top of the arm where the automatic brake mechanism might have been located.

[phonogal]

Thanks all for the good detective work. I'm just learning about these and have the Victor book and a couple of other reference books but it sometimes just mentions that there were different cabinets used during production. I haven't seen most of these in person but hope to see some of these at Union next week. I've learned enough to know I can't afford to make alot of mistakes. Thanks again, Jan