Museum Collection for Sale
By Kera Anderson
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[ Hidden midst all the phonographs in this list is an intriguing
[ mention of a big orchestrion. The sender is not a subscriber to MMD
[ but evidently is aware of our interests. Please respond to the sender
[ (and let us know if you get more information about the orchestrion!)
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[ Robbie
Hi. I have the following for sale as a "lot."
NOTE: I come up with 47 phonographs off this list. I'm pretty sure I have another Gem or two, and I also have Edison's first 'dictaphone', but I can't find it on the list either (I think I have it under office stuff). I also know I've sold two or three Edison Home's or Standard's that appear here, so let's call it 45 phonographs and a dictaphone. Condition on most of these if very good...they all worked 15 years ago when we bought the museum. Cyl. records are mostly in original boxes, some are in beer cans! Most flat records are stacked in piles, dusty, all over the place, some in albums, a few in covers, some in neither.
Inventory list:
(Quantity): Type
CYLINDER PLAYERS:
(1) Columbia: The Columbia Gramophone, oak
(2) Edison: Amberola, oak (one has original instruction manual)
(1) Edison: Amberola VIII, oak
(1) Edison: Fireside Combination, Model K reproducer
(1) Edison: Gem, Model C reproducer
(7) Edison: Home, Model C reproducers, oak
(1) Edison: Home, Model H reproducer
(2) Edison: Standard, Model 4 reproducers
(4) Edison: Standard, Model C reproducers
(1) Edison: Standard, Model H reproducer
TOTAL: 21
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(1) Standard Talking Machine Style X, oak, swing arm, #X2
TOTAL: 1
DISC PLAYERS:
(6) Portable:
Aircastle: celluloid tortiseshell reproducer arm
Kiddiepact, child's portable wind-up, toy lithos on cover and horn
Pal Phonopact by Plaza Music co, red leather case
Mignonphone (a 'camera phone') by Walker Products, red case
Philco: side opening, alligator case
Victor: VV-50, oak, tin corners
(1) Aretino Machines, Model #5, walnut
(1) Columbia: Grafanola, near mint, ornate oak case
(1) Columbia: The Disc Phonograph, ornate oak case, M-028
(1) Columbia: Graphophone
(1) Columbia: Grafanola, maple case, louvered speaker cover
(1) Edison: Disc Phonograph, B-19, maple
(1) Edison: maple case
(1) Edison: Disc, C-250 w/medal
(1) Harmony Talking Machine, oak, columned corners, table top
(1) H&B Union: oak table top model
(1) Pathephone: Model #4
(1) Victor: XXV, 'schoolhouse' model, wood horn, oak
(1) Victor: XXV, 'schoolhouse' w/out horn
(1) Victor: Victor Talking Machine, VV-X floor model, mahogany
(1) Victor: VV-VI, oak, exhibition repeater
(1) Victor: Victrola VV-XI, mahogany
(1) Victrola: Credenza, mahogany, very ornate
(1) Victrola: cloth-covered carrying case, sides drop
(1) Unknown: oak
TOTAL: 25
HORNS: (sorry...we disconnected them to move them 1000 miles and never reassembled them...however we do have extensive photo-documentation of which horns go with which players:
(2) All wood:
(1) oak, for Victor XXV
(1) mahogany, ornate, for Columbia
(1) Columbia, 8-sided, w/connected reproducer
(1) Cygnet shape, brass bell, copper arm
(1) Cygnet, fire engine red
(1) Cygnet, brass flare, black elbow/arm
(1) Dunce hat shape, 27" , black w/2 gold stripes
(2) Gem horns, black/brass
(1) Morninglory, metalic green/23" long w/att. reproducer
(1) Morninglory, cobalt blue, 32"l
(1) Morninglory, green w/painted roses, 30"l
(1) Morninglory, short, metallic blue, 14-1/2"l
(2) Morninglory, black, scalloped, 31"h
(1) Morninglory, red w/flowers
(1) Trumpet, brass/black
(1) Trumpet, all brass, 30"l
(2) Trumpet, 48"l, brass flare, black tube
(1) Trumpet, 22"l, brass flare, black tube
MISC.:
(1) Box of phonograph parts
(2) Cyl. record cabinet, mahogany, 4-drawer, each holds 30 records
(1) Edison Grease #18, milk glass w/tin lid
(13) misc. phonograph cranks, assorted sizes
(3) Needles, Decca X-tra Loud, paper packets
(1) Needle Sharpener
(1) Needles, Cecillian Steel for Disk Records, litho tin, boxfull
(1) Needles, Fideltone Master, tin, full, velvet
(1) Needles, Auditain, full, boxed
(1) Poster: life size of Thomas Edison seated by phono.
(1) Record cleaner, 'Shop in Home of the New Edison'
(1) Record stand, 78s, numbered circles on slots
(1) Sign: tin litho, Columbia Grafanola says: 'Don't get up, it stops itself'
OTHER:
(1) 1870'S orchestrion, stained glass doors, plays 9 instruments, coin operated, walnut case, huge
(2) extra orchestrion rolls, never opened, huge round wooden 'spools' w/tines
RECORDINGS:
Listen guys, we're talking thousands of labels here. My original estimate of over 500 cylinder records, over 400 Diamond Disk records and several thousand 78s is fairly conservative. If you really want to see lists, send me $15 & SASE and I'll duplicate all the lists I can find. Some will be handwritten, some will be typed. I have computer inventory list, too, but a lot of the records are not on it. The other two lists are pretty complete.
Thank you all for your interest. It has been delightful 'talking' to you all--I have discovered phono buffs are pretty neat people! If you're ever Branson way, holler.
PS: If you know anyone into antique country store stuff, telephones, radios, tobacciana, railroadiana, advertising, soda fountain, buggies and carriages, tools, bottles, lamps (Aladdin and not) etc. give them my e-mail address! Thanks.
Kera Anderson, PO Box 6213, Branson MO, 65615
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