1920’s Psycho-Phone Cylinder Phonograph * Uncommon & Unusual Hypno-Therapy Set
$5,000.00
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1920’s Psycho-Phone cylinder phonograph, one of two or three known.
As your bedtime approached, you’d set the clock to whatever hour you were going to be in your most receptive cycle of sleep, and when the silent alarm tripped, it would trigger the phonograph to start playing a cylinder on which were recorded the various subliminal messages that you needed to hear in order to become the person you always knew you could be but somehow weren’t…yet. The pre-recorded instructions would emanate from the nickel horn coupled to the reproducer; they’d be loud enough to filter into your subconscious, but not so loud that they’d wake you. When the record ended, a second relay would turn the phonograph off.
What distinguishes the Psycho-Phone cylinder phonograph from the Psycho-Phone disc phonograph, in addition to the cylinder version’s extreme rarity and exceptional build quality, is the ability it extended to its owner to record his or her own hypnotic suggestions. That flexibility came with a price, however. The cylinder version sold for $235 when new in 1928 — 3 times the price of the disc version.
Condition of this example is excellent, close to mint. It looks like it belongs in a museum, because it came from a museum (now closed). The original paint on the motorboard is still glossy, and the original decorations are still vibrant. The motor still works, and it still drives the feedscrew. The nickel horn is perfect, the mandrel is true, the covering on the cabinet is pristine — it does not get any better than this.
There’s some tarnish and oxidation on the feedscrew, but it’s minimal, and it does nothing to detract from the spectacular appearance of this unique machine. The motor cycles on and off and drives the mandrel, but the original fabric drive belt is quite fragile, and the machine is not suitable for use without some degree of restoration — or a minimum a replacement drive belt. Accordingly, the apparatus is being offered for historical and/or display purposes only, with no assurances as to its viability as either a phonograph or a motivational/therapeutic tool.
With the lid closed, it measures approximately 16″ wide x 11″ deep x 10″ high. Shipping weight will be approximately 40 lb.
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