[Phono-L] Zonophone Question - This one makes me a little nervous!

[Andrew Baron]

Does anyone know when the Concert V gave way to the later style  
(similar to the Victor Exhibition) reproducer with the red lettering?

I would love to be able to narrow down the likely date of production  
of my Grand Opera, which has the later type of reproducer (although  
the cabinet is purely traditional Zonophone style with the embossed  
metal top plate, S-shaped crank, Zonophone type motor, etc).

I have provenance on this machine back to the early '30s, and it's  
known that this late style reproducer was on the machine then, so it's  
likely that it's been with it since new or nearly new.

Thanks in advance for any insight whatsoever, even if it's a rough  
estimate of that time frame.

Andy Baron
Santa Fe


On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Jeffry Young, D.O. wrote:

> John,
>
> You are correct! I have seen these pictures before! If you had not  
> found
> this, you can easily tell that the horn is not polished in the added
> pictures. Also, the reproducer is the later Exhibition style Zonophone
> red faced reproducer, not the Concert-V that is in the original  
> picture.
>
>
> The original picture looks like one of "firebottles" zonophone auction
> pictures?
>
> So..., who is the expert at reporting fraud to ebay? How does one do
> this. There are already 3 bidders?
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> Wisconsin