WIND UP VICTROLA PHONOGRAPH AND GRAMOPHONE MODELS OF INTEREST!

DO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY! ALL WILL BE DISCUSSED FROM THERE!

I AM CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A VICTOR CREDENZA CABINET MODEL! Though many other things as well, just contact me!

Wind up phonographs/victrolas are machines that play disc records and instead of cylinder records, they share having to be wound up but are quite different after that. There were lots of companies that were considered to be very good unlike the few for cylinder players; some examples are Victor, Columbia, Brunswick, His Master’s Voice (HMV), Pathe, Berliner etc. Though it should be simple to identify as a lot of machines had plaques inside or outside, both maybe, which tell the company name and all the info. But you can just call me up or email me with photos/description and I’ll probably figure out what you have.

Disc victrolas and phonographs I am most certainly interested are external horn phonographs, victor orthophonics, and British models (HMV, EMG, columbia etc.). Though there are many things of interest I have not mentioned so please just contact me if you have any.

here are some paragraphs about companies and some of their models of interest. The point is not for you to decide whether to see if your phonograph is good enough or not, but just to provide some basic info.

Victor: They started in the early 1900s with models such as the B and A which were both external horn phonographs, many of there models up until a decade later had horns also. For example the Victor 1, 2, 3…and up to 6 (everything in between too) were similar models that are very interesting. In 1906 they introduced their first cabinet model, the “VTLA”. This is a very cool piece which also had the first usage of the term “victrola” with it. Later on Victor made so called “orthophonic” machines which meant they could play later, electrically recorded records. the Victor Credenza also referred to as the VV 8-1 and later as the VV 8-30, was one of the best if not the best model of orthophonics and machines in general. They made small, portable, case looking phonographs such as the VV 2-65 which I have but in not so ideal condition and would love a better one.

Zonophone: they produced phonographs for a bit during the early 1900s and consisted of external horned machines, so they’re quite interesting and wanted by me. Names were the Grand Opera, Type A, Type B, Home etc.

Columbia: Their early mid 1900s machines which consisted of external horns are quite interesting along with their viva tonal cabinet models and portables. Some models of external horns are BI and BZ and look similar a bit to victor models of the same time.

Berliner: Being the inventor of the gramophone (phonograph, victrola) he made the first machines, such as the “trademark” and “JS” models. Of course of much much interest.

British models: I’m mostly interested in the HMV and Columbia portables such as the HMV 101, 102, and Columbia 113a. Though there was a company called EMG which produced the finest sounding disc player ever (probably) and if you somehow have one down south in America, do contact me as with other models or a victrola in general.