[Phono-L] Victor Theremin-Chicago area-transportation inquiry

Andrew Baron andy at popyrus.com
Mon Oct 1 10:23:10 PDT 2007


Hello all ~
I've just purchased a rare Victor Theremin  (1929 Radio-victor), with  
the standard RCA cabinet but with chassis custom-built by Theremin  
himself.  There are only about 40 documented surviving examples of  
the original Victor Theremin (total production run 500 units).   
Standard production Victor Theremins typically bring $8,000 to  
$10,000 on the open market.  This one is quite a bit rarer.  The  
seller is packing and shipping the inside works to me separately, but  
I need to arrange transportation of the empty cabinet, which is sized  
and shaped like a small lectern on tall legs.

I'm in Santa Fe, NM, but have a friend in the Denver area who could  
take possession of it if I can get it that far.  The seller (a well  
known Atwater Kent collector) is in the northern suburbs of Chicago  
-- Evanston area.  Total size is 19" W x 12" D x 47" H, and the total  
weight would probably be about 45 lbs.

I would love to find someone who has the appropriate sensitivity to  
handle the cabinet with the care it requires.  Anyone traveling from  
that area to the West?

Thanks,
Andy Baron


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