Ken, Thank you! Great report. My faith in phono-l has been restored. Thanks for all the hard work in compiling this list. Greg >From: "Ken and Brenda Brekke" <kbab1 at charter.net> >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> >Subject: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction >Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 16:07:48 -0500 > >I was fortunate enough to attend the recent Stanton auction. I agree that >the "Heavy Hitters" were in attendance and some items brought some very >high >bids. I was able to bring home the mahogany Regina Hexaphone, some Victor >horns including one for my front mount M with the extension arm support, a >couple of Nipper radiator ornaments for my Model A Fords, a Columbia Q >(working with an original horn) for $180, and some miscellaneous parts. >The >10% buyer's premium along with the 6% Michigan sales tax almost made me >stay >away. The sales tax is on the buyer's premium also for a total of 16.6% >for >us regular/non-dealer collectors. This really adds up fast. It is sad >that >more and more auction houses are going to this extra money grab mode of >operation. Doesn't the seller already pay a commission and expenses? > > > >Anyway, enough venting. Some prices I took note of are as follows. Please >keep in mind this is the "hammer price" and the additional fees are not >included yet. You do the math. > > > >Victor Z 1,300; Columbia BKT 900; Standard A rear mount 550; Victor P >1,100; Columbia AP 550; Canadian Berliner Type B 2,000; First style >Columbia AJ 1,100; > >Zonophone Concert rear mount 1,800; Zonophone C 1,850; Victor Junior >1,900; Columbia BO 1,600; Columbia BH 700; Victor R 1,050; Victor Red >Seal Poster with Opera Singers 3,700; Victor E front mount 950; Zonophone >D 2,500; Zonophone Home 1,650; Victor rear mount M 1,400; Victor VI >7,000; Victor Rigid Arm E (homemade elbow, arm, and wrong reproducer) >2,200; >Edison Triumph w/11 panel horn 1,100; Victor XXV 3,500; Victor II 1,300; >Kalamazoo Duplex 6,000; Edison Standard with wood grained cygnet horn-NICE >2,200; Edison Opera (concert on the ID tag) mahogany 11,000; Vita phone >2,000; Berliner Trademark 4,200; Victor MS with wood horn 4,650; victor V >with wood horn 3,000; Victor Special K 2,200, early Edison Home 4-latch >1,200; Edison Triumph with wood horn 1,750; Victor O early one 1,400; >Victor III with wood horn 2,000; Edison Bijou sign 3,750; Columbia BGT >3,250; Zonophone A 4,500; Edison Ideal-missing the horn, crane, and crank >18,000; a very early Edison Home with the indented brass manderal 11,000; >plus many other machines that I didn't take note of after my bid on the >Hexaphone. I guess according to some more veteran collectors, this >Hexaphone in mahogany might be only one of maybe three known. The rest are >always in oak. It didn't work at the auction but I was able to get it >working after bringing it home. It sure is a mechanical marvel!!!!! > > > >The condition and originality of most of the machines were in question. >Most of the Zonophone machines had reproduction parts on them. There were >some bargains late in the auction when people were running out of funds and >many people left after getting what they came for. > > > >Well, that's all I can add to the Stanton auction feedback. If anyone has >an original wood tone arm for an extended arm front mount Victor M or MS >please contact me. > > > >Ken Brekke > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org