[78-L] Found an old crank victrola

[Royal Pemberton]

Info from LOOK FOR THE DOG by Robert Baumbach:

The model you have was made from 1911 to 1926 and sold for between $25
and $35.  It's similar to the Victrola IV except for a larger oak
cabinet and a double-spring motor.  These features made it $10 more
expensive than the IV.

In May 1913 the VI was remodeled with a 'suspended horn amplifying
chamber' (the horn thus floating within the cabinet rather than
attached to it) and a 12 inch turntable replaced the 10 inch.

In November 1918 the cabinet was redesigned to include a removable
motor board (earlier, the entire top was hinged) and now the VI was
also available in mahogany.

The VI is equipped with an Exhibition sound box and nickel-plated hardware.

On 5/6/09, Jim Whipkey <suuford at msn.com> wrote:
>
> Hey,  78 listers, I  went to an auction last night and  surprised   myself
> immensely by making the successful high bid on an old  table model
> Victrola.  I have  several   turntables to play my 78s, but this is the
> first  vintage crank machine I've  touched since  playing with my
> Grandparent's  big floor model victrola many decades ago.  It will stay in
> my house  until my heirs  dispose of it,  but I'm hoping  some of you can
> give me some  history on the machine.   It works fine,  I couldn't wait till
> I got it to my car, plopped it down on a bench, cranked,  turned the switch
> and  voila,  the record which came with it,  a Victor 12 incher  labeled
> "gems from the Mikado" on both sides, played  great.  The  needle  needs
> replaced and I've already ordered  new ones.  The  cabinet is  light color
> wood, I would guess oak. Just can't believe   everything works and is in
> great shape.  The label on the side  says Victor and also says VV-VI
> 1672-46B.  Is this enough for anyone to help me  identify  any  information
> about it?
> Jim Whipkey
>
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