[Phono-L] Operaphone phonograph

[Robert Wright]

I think the 1800-1899 is just a category from a drop-down menu though, 
Bruce.  Is there a chance this was a lark made by a furniture maker who had 
some decals produced for a phonograph venture that never went anywhere? 
Does it look to be made around the time of all Victor's injunctions and 
lawsuits?  Anyone recognize that tonearm/reproducer from another machine? 
Glenn, does anything look familiar about the decal, does it have anything in 
common graphically with anything you've seen that came from Majestic?

curious,
r.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Longwell" <majesticrecord at snet.net>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 7:17 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Operaphone phonograph


> Hi - check out the following item # on epay,  130220569698.
>
> Is this the same company that produced the vertical cut, then universal 
> cut records from 1915-1921?  My research into them has been minimal so far 
> and there is indication that they were to produce phonographs as well as 
> records but I haven't seen anything from the company that would indicate 
> that they actually did make the phonographs (I've noticed incorporation 
> papers were very broad based and would say many things the company had no 
> immediate plans for).  It's possible this is another company that took 
> their name in the 20s after their demise.  My guess is this is from the 
> 20s and beyond the time Operaphone (the record manufacturer) was in 
> existence.
>
> Not that I'll be shelling out $4000 for it...
>
> Thanks,
> Glenn
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