c1914 Columbia Grafonola - pics at last!

James · c1914 Columbia Grafonola - pics at last!

I got this for christmas, and have only just got around to taking pics!

I've never managed to find out anything about this type of gramafone, but I read that the louvre design is c1914 and only lasted a couple of years.

Les

Very Nice James, and here is a little bit of information for you about Wilson Peck.

It must be one of the most famous stores there's ever been in Sheffield.

It was a massive store and used to stand on the corner of Leopold Street and Barkers pool.

The ground floor was full of all these double keyboard Hammond organs and piano's. There was usually an assistant playing one of the latest high tech keyboards.

Upstairs there were various other intruments on sale, guitars, flutes etc.
There was also a large area selling sheet music. You could even purchase sheet music for individual songs.

johnreid

Columbia sure staid in the Record business, great antique James and in wonderful condition too.

James

Thanks for that!! Very interesting! It has a sticker underneath it aswell which I can't remember what it says.

Here's a video!! (you'll have to crick your neck at 1st)

johnreid

Aside from the sore neck, I enjoyed it, Great stuff!

James

Thanks John!

When we have a power cut our house is the only house in the village with lights and music

Roly Williams

Very nice indeed. You'll have to start collecting old shelac 78s now.

James

Cheers mate!

A real kind member is sending me some 78s!

johnreid

Cool, all of my 78s were stolen when I had my auction, didnt even get the money from selling them.

James

Bloody hell mate, that's awful!

Next I want a gramafone with a big brass horn, one of them HMV ones. They're damned expensive though!

IndianaRog

James...that gramaphone is a beauty.

I can picture it one day playing some old 78's while you relax in your living van by the wood stove. Pure bliss on your face!!!

James

That's exactly the plan of action!

As soon as she's finished, she's off in the living van!

He's got quite a bit done to it, but can't get that far because we've still got to take the chassis to him, and he's haymaking

igy569

That is the table top model of the portable I have.
The louvers are for volume control.
Ironically, you can buy new repoduction models, made on the same machines used at the turn of the century, they come out of India, as I understand it the equipment was never dismantled. You will be really happy when I can get some of those records to you. But first, the box with the good stuff.

And guys, don't ask me, it is up to James as to how much I should say. I only mentioned it at all just to be a nut buster

but it is very cool stuff.

James

Hey Owen you can say whatever you like mate

I can't wait to get them, will spend ages listening to them

Is my model very rare? How much is it worth? Any info on date or company or owt?

Atticman

James, thats really great, such a stylish piece of memorabilia.

By chance there was a load at a nearby auction recently, and i was very surprised at the low prices they made.

Heres the link

http://www.wottonauctions.co.uk/Catalogues/AF170608/page40.htm

Start at lot 1527- there was a floor standing Columbia, lot 1531

Theres even more over the page

I have an old Radiogram, and similarly its nice piece of furnature, but not worth more than £30

James

Bloody hell

Yet I've seen some of the original HMV ones with the big brass horns selling for nigh on £300!

Atticman

I will keep my eyes open, as I have seen those there as well, cant remember them going for that much so may be lucky

My dad had like 200 78s and very sadly threw them out 5 years ago

Cant repeat what I said but it wasnt good

James

Bloody hell

Oh aye please keep your eye out mate! I want one for my living van

Graham-Jilly

thanks for the vid James as we didnt get to see it running when we was there

James

I'm sure you did