1904 Victor Monarch Phonograph With Original Spear Tip Wood Horn * Exceptional
$3,950.00
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First generation Taper Arm Victor M (Monarch) with an original Victor “Spear Tip” horn.
Condition is excellent — one of the nicest original Monarchs we’ve ever laid eyes on — and the phonograph runs well. Early brass motor and gearing. Governor is working properly, and the speed is steady. Plays 2 or more 10″ sides with a single winding.
Oak cabinet retains its original finish, and the original paper license is still affixed to the underside of the base. Data plate is clean and legible. Corner columns and capitols are original and undamaged. No missing molding, no damaged trim.
Back-bracket enamel is original, as are the decorations. Decorations are still prominent, and the Japanned finish is still glossy.
Original mechanism, original turntable, with original felt. Exhibition reproducer has a good diaphragm and is loud and dynamic.
Original Victor Spear Tip horn is outstanding. Patent data is blind-stamped into the metal and still legible. Nipper decal is original, and it’s still crisp and colorful. A few scattered nicks and blemishes in the wood, but overall this is one of the nicest Spear Tip horns you’re likely to encounter, and — as you can see in the photographs — the antique oak finish is almost identical to that of the phonograph, so you get a perfect match, not a forced marriage.
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