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Does anyone have the dimensions for this cabinet?
A collector / cabinet maker I know would like to attempt it.
This was sold on eBay in July of 2010.



Thanks,
James

James, the dimensions are.....variable!

Seriously, a craftsman that can make one of these is no slouch. Maybe someone here knows who the mfr was. It might have been patented w/ dimensions in the drawings?

That could be a Vic MS on top of the cabinet but my money says it's a fancy case Vic D. If so, the base of the Vic D is about 14" across the front so the top of the record cabinet must be a little larger. I'd estimate the top to be 16" square. You can estimate the dimensions of the dramatic trim. A really high end cabinet is around 38" tall. Most, but not all, Vic D's were made in oak but are very rarely found in mahogany. Is the cabinet in the photo oak or mahogany? Be sure to post photos of the finished product. Jerry Blais

Would anyone care to estimate the value of an original record cabinet like the one in this thread? $$$$ plus $$$$

Just look in the Tim & George book #2. I believe it's in there. Can you check for us Jerry??.

I found the record cabinet in George and Tim's "Antique Phonograph Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks" on page 118. It is photo 4-44 and the caption reads "A rather massive disc cabinet of unknown origin. Measuring 35" tall x 22" deep x 24" wide, it may have fallen short of Herzog or Salter sophistication, but was stylish and well-built. Such bold designs in mahogany enjoyed a brief vogue in 1908 -1910. VR"

So my question remains about the estimated value of the cabinet. I'll suggest it is worth around $2500. Others? Jerry Blais

Thanks Jerry. I thought it was in there. My copy is with a friend. So, I could not check. I would not pay $2500.00 for a big bulky cabinet like that. However, it "worth" is what one will pay. I wonder what the one Ebay sold for??.

Thanks for the replies. I will pass the information on.

As for the eBay sale price, I made a note that it sold for $7500.
I do not recall if that was a buy-it-now price.

I did save these other views too...



James.

He's the lucky dog that found a Herzog 820 before getting into this. Sadly the project never got off the ground. I would have liked to see it constructed.

I revived this old post to add the following. It is from an eBay sale of a postcard. This is just what he was going to do... place his Victor VI on top of it.

The cute photo is on eBay.
I love it and then I saw the cabinet.
It needs to be added to this thread. A second after the shutter snapped, the boy is on the floor with that horn on his head!
James.