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Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920

$2,120Sale Price|20% Off

H 27.25 in W 14.25 in D 24.5 in

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920 Measures - 27 1/4" x

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Oak

Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916
Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916

Rare Fraad Jr. Child's Size Talking Machine, circa 1916

Located in Bridgeport, CT

A New York firm established in 1915. An advertisement of 1916 offered ten models of disc players under the names Symphony, Fraad Jr. and Symphony Jr. (the firm went bankrupt in Augus...

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

Titania and Oberson in their Bower

Titania and Oberson in their Bower

By Arthur Keller

Located in Fort Washington, PA

: ‘‘Talking Machine’’ phonograph ca. 1925

Category

1920s Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Watercolor

Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns
Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

$650 / item

H 29 in Dm 16.75 in

Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

By Victrola

Located in San Francisco, CA

Three antique exterior phonograph horns attributed to Victrola, likely from a Victor Talking

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

Dazzling Art Deco Bronze and Conch Shell Table Lamp
Dazzling Art Deco Bronze and Conch Shell Table Lamp

Dazzling Art Deco Bronze and Conch Shell Table Lamp

Located in Hopewell, NJ

speaker (not functioning), signed Tonks Brothers, Newark New Jersey. By Toncola Talking Machine Co. est

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Bronze

Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner
Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner

Antique Mechanical Circus "Wonder Of The Age" Large Banner

Located in Dekalb, IL

Wonderful Talking Machine. It was invented right at the human-aided automaton era (later followed by the

Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Other Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Textile, Paint

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Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V
Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V

Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player V

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Victor Talking Machine VV-XI Record Player Victrola Mahogany Floor Model. Circa Early 1900s

Category

Early 1900s Victorian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900
Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola phonograph features oak case with gilt banded external tin horn, original label and plate, in working order, circa 1900 Measures: 27" H x 28" W x 17.75" D.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Tin

Antique 1913 Victor Victrola Phonograph Machine Queen Anne Mahogany VV-XIV
Antique 1913 Victor Victrola Phonograph Machine Queen Anne Mahogany VV-XIV

Antique 1913 Victor Victrola Phonograph Machine Queen Anne Mahogany VV-XIV

By Victrola

Located in Dayton, OH

Victor Victrola talking machine VV-XIV, Iteration Two, circa 1913. The XIV was completely

Category

1910s Edwardian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

Victrola Phonograph
Victrola Phonograph

Victrola Phonograph

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H 33 in W 28 in D 21 in

Victrola Phonograph

Located in Pompano Beach, FL

. Manufactured in 1924 by the Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, NJ. Inside metal plate stamped with model

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Talking Machine

American Victor IV Phonograph in Mahogany
American Victor IV Phonograph in Mahogany

American Victor IV Phonograph in Mahogany

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Astoria, NY

Victor IV phonograph in mahogany, cast iron and nickelled brass, dating from circa 1906-1910, made in the United States by the Victor Phonograph Company. The piece is fully operation...

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass, Iron, Nickel

Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900
Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900

Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Model 5 (Vic V) phonograph offers quartersawn oak case with Doric style corners and brass bell horn, label as photographed, c1900. Measures - 31''H x 30.5''W x 31''D.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass

Marconi, UK, Radio Model 246A, 1930s valve/tube wireless Art Deco, table, super!
Marconi, UK, Radio Model 246A, 1930s valve/tube wireless Art Deco, table, super!

Marconi, UK, Radio Model 246A, 1930s valve/tube wireless Art Deco, table, super!

By Victor Talking Machine Company, RCA

Located in London, GB

Marconi Co. (Marconiphone) Model 246A (?) Wireless valve radio, produced by Marconi Co., 1930s. Wooden Case with Bakelite fittings Cosmetic: Good cosmetic condition but with some n...

Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!
HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!

By Victor Talking Machine Company, HMV

Located in London, GB

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1911 Outstanding original condition. A stunning example of the best of the early 20th Century HMV horn gramophone range. Working perfectly an...

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph
The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph

The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph

By Victor Talking Machine Company, HMV

Located in London, GB

The Gramophone Company Limited 'Cockleshell' Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1908. Superb condition, stunning metal horn, serviced and fully usable, working perfectly and sounding excel...

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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

R.C.A. Victor - Nipper Sculpture Paperweight Advertising, 1910
R.C.A. Victor - Nipper Sculpture Paperweight Advertising, 1910

R.C.A. Victor - Nipper Sculpture Paperweight Advertising, 1910

By RCA Story

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

German subsidiary Deutsche Grammophon; Berliner's American successor the Victor Talking Machine Co

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

Antique Victor Talking Machine Phonograph Type P. 6858
Antique Victor Talking Machine Phonograph Type P. 6858

Antique Victor Talking Machine Phonograph Type P. 6858

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique tabletop Victor talking machine phonograph type P. 6858 features oak case, exterior

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass

Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910
Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910

Working Antique Oak Victor Gramophone Talking Machine c.1910

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in San Francisco, CA

with life size hand model. Nipper dog not included. CREATOR Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass

Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player

Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player

By Victrola

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Victor Victrola Talking Machine Mahogany "Credenza" Model 22850 Record Player. Circa Early

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551
Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551

Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551

By Victrola

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique Victorian Victrola VV-300 Phonograph Talking Machine Record Player 27551. Item features

Category

1920s North American Victorian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

1910s Victor Type M Record Player Talking Machine Witches Hat Horn
1910s Victor Type M Record Player Talking Machine Witches Hat Horn

1910s Victor Type M Record Player Talking Machine Witches Hat Horn

Located in New York, NY

Refurbished antique oak wood Victor Type M Phonograph Talking Machine record player with it's horn

Category

1910s American Industrial Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass

Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G
Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G

Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G

By Victor

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Victrola Victor Talking Machine Oak Case Record Player Model VV-IX-252347G. Item features a

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Oak

Victor Victrola Talking Machine Serial Number 188101G, 1915
Victor Victrola Talking Machine Serial Number 188101G, 1915

Victor Victrola Talking Machine Serial Number 188101G, 1915

By Victrola

Located in Evergreen, CO

This Victor Victrola talking machine is in excellent working condition with a beautiful untouched

Category

1910s American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.
Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.

Victrola VV-X Floor-Model Phonograph by The Victrola Talking Machine Co.

By Victrola

Located in New York, NY

147174J, was manufactured by The Victrola Talking Machine Company. Underneath the phonograph is a mahogany

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Victor 'Monarch Special' Phonograph
Early 20th Century Victor 'Monarch Special' Phonograph

Early 20th Century Victor 'Monarch Special' Phonograph

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Astoria, NY

An early 20th century phonograph, produced by The Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet
Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet

Antique VictorLA Model VV-XI Phonograph in Queen Anne Style Mahogany Cabinet

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Plainview, NY

illustrious Model VV-XI phonograph Record Player, meticulously crafted by Victor Talking Machine and Co. This

Category

Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor
"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor

"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor

By Victor Talking Machine Company, HMV

Located in London, GB

THE CAVALIER DISC TALKING MACHINE by B B & CO., London Vintage horn gramophone, early 20th Century

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls
19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls

19th Century Graphophone by the Columbia Phonograph Co. with Casing and Rolls

Located in Dallas, TX

The first American cylinder talking machine! Crafted in New York circa 1890, this graphophone

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal, Brass

Early 20th Century English "His Master's Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex
Early 20th Century English "His Master's Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex

Early 20th Century English "His Master's Voice" Gramophone from Hayes Middlesex

Located in Dallas, TX

) label, and the European affiliate of the American Victor Talking Machine Company. It was founded in

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Brass

His Masters Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign
His Masters Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign

His Masters Voice Porcelain Advertising Sign

By His Masters Voice

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Eldridge R. Johnson of the Consolidated Talking Machine Company, which was reorganized as the Victor

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Talking Machine

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn

By His Masters Voice

Located in Oakland, CA

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn. Very good working

Category

1910s North American Art Nouveau Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

Victor Victrola Model VV-S-215 in Mahogany Cabinet in Working Condition
Victor Victrola Model VV-S-215 in Mahogany Cabinet in Working Condition

Victor Victrola Model VV-S-215 in Mahogany Cabinet in Working Condition

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Plymouth, MA

Talking Machine Co., Camden NJ with original brochure and records This timeless piece of history was

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Mahogany

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Extra Large Vintage Concrete Planter

Located in San Francisco, CA

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20th Century French Organic Modern Antique Talking Machine

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Stone, Concrete

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Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"

Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"

By Bloom Home Inc

Located in Old Town Orange, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary American Antique Talking Machine

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

$3,192 / set

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Library of Antique Leatherbound Books

Located in Brønshøj, DK

This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...

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20th Century Danish Victorian Antique Talking Machine

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$15,439 / item

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By Munna Design Studio

Located in NEW YORK, NY

This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Antique Talking Machine

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Velvet

Old Rotary Telephone Red Copper Bakelite KTAS 1930s
Old Rotary Telephone Red Copper Bakelite KTAS 1930s

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Located in Poperinge, BE

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1930s Danish Art Deco Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper

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JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting

JENNY Large Wall Light or Sconce in Enamel & Brass by Blueprint Lighting

By Stilnovo, Blueprint Lighting, Mathieu Matégot

Located in New York, NY

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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Talking Machine

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Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans
Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans

Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans

$1,850 / set

H 23 in W 9 in D 5.25 in

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By Paul Evans

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair of interesting brutalist sconces in the manner of Paul Evans, 20th Century. Created from metal and resin, the sconces are perfect in many interiors, including arts & crafts, mi...

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20th Century Brutalist Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Metal

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Located in San Francisco, CA

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Located in Milford, NH

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Late 19th Century American Antique Talking Machine

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Lacquered Empire Style Sofa with Leopard Fabric

Located in San Francisco, CA

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1950s American Empire Antique Talking Machine

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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure

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Located in London, GB

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Late 19th Century European Moorish Antique Talking Machine

Materials

Wrought Iron

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Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V

$3,990 / item

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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2010s Bosnian Mid-Century Modern Antique Talking Machine

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Located in Buisson, FR

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

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$13,750

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Located in Dekalb, IL

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Antique Talking Machine For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique talking machine for your home. Each antique talking machine for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and oak. There are many kinds of the antique talking machine you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique talking machine bearing Arts and Crafts or Modern hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique talking machine that is appealing in its simplicity, but Victor Talking Machine Company, Europa Antiques and Victrola produced versions that are worth a look.

Finding the Right Musical-instruments for You

Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments.

Whether you’re playing them or merely displaying them, vintage musical instruments, when cared for properly, can be a wonderful addition to any space. At between four and five feet in length, an elegant early-1900s Steinway & Sons baby grand piano will undoubtedly steal the show if you’re thinking of yielding some precious real estate to one of these American classics, but maybe you’re simply shopping for art to warm the bare walls of your new apartment or weekend home.

For your living room, maybe you’ve already hunted down portraits by Gered Mankowitz, a celebrated 1960s-era photographer who spent his life capturing iconic images of music’s biggest stars. If you’ve got more space to work with there — or perhaps you need some entertainment room ideas — consider positioning an old guitar as a focal point. If a room has no distinguishing architectural features, you could create a prominent focal point with trending paint colors, stylish shelving, an arrangement of flowers or by wall-mounting a spectacularly aging early-20th-century guitar or other stringed instrument.

Alternatively, much in the way that you might group a collection of artwork to hang salon-style, with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects. Think of them as eye-catching ornamental flourishes that you can bring to end tables in a common area, to the top of a desk or to a mid-century storage cabinet.

Bring culture and creativity into your space with decades-old plywood tabletop radios or musical instruments from all over the world — be they drums from Africa or harps from France. Even if you’re not exactly getting the band back together, we can promise that the range of antique and vintage instruments on 1stDibs can help strike a meaningful chord in your interior design plan.

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