[Phono-L] Brunswick Panatrope Value? Rarity? Interest?

[phonolist at mac.com]

The earliest (1926) AC-powered Panatropes used a 199 tube. These were  
premium sets in their day, selling for at least twice the price of a  
Credenza, for the phonograph-only styles.  The models with radios were  
over $1000.  To the student of technology, they are a wonderful  
collectible (as an example of the first all-electric phonograph) and  
somewhat hard to find.  Unfortunately, there are few people collecting  
them, so they do not seem to have much value.  I would say a non- 
working Panatrope is a $200-$400 machine, unless it is in an custom  
cabinet.  You see them now and then on ebay, and they sell in this  
range.


On Jan 1, 2009, at 3:53 AM, ClockworkHome at aol.com wrote:

> Anyone care to comment on how rare a Brunswick Panatrope is?  Is it a
> desirable machine since it is an early all electronic phonograph?   
> It is not
> currently working and is missing the three amplifier stage tubes  
> though the turntable
> functions perfectly.  A non-phonograph collector friend wants to put  
> it up for
> sale but does not know the value.  Being an Edison only collector I  
> wasn't
> interested and could not help him.  It is in a cabinet comparable to  
> my Edison
> C2 in quality and looks fairly clean.  It is definitely earlier than  
> the C2
> with a horn speaker and tubes like a UX199.
>
> Any comments will be appreciated.
>
> Al
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