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Welcome to All Music Inc's Musicdungeon, you are looking at a great piece. This is the Antique 1919 Victor VV-X1A Talking Machine Victrola.44"x22"x19".This is in very good overall condition as you can see in pictures, typical marks from age and normal use.Tested and works as it should.This is your chance to pick up a beautiful antique record player.Don't pass this by!
This is an ambitious ask at USD 300 versus the recent comp set: it sits well above the USD 135 median and even above the USD 262 75th percentile, so it is priced at a premium to the typical used market. It is not automatically out of line if the machine is exceptionally complete, recently serviced, or unusually original, but on the numbers alone it is clearly asking top-of-market money.
What makes it worth considering is the appeal of a true early Victor/Victrola-style talking machine: these are collector pieces with real display presence, and buyers pay up for originality, intact horn/mechanism parts, and a clean, honest cabinet. The upside is strongest if it has the correct reproducer, crank, soundbox, and no evidence of major woodwork or mechanical neglect; at this price, I’d want strong photos and confirmation it actually runs, because the premium only makes sense for a notably complete example.
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Victrola traces its origins to 1906 in Camden, New Jersey, where the Victor Talking Machine Company, founded by Eldridge R. Johnson in 1901, unveiled its iconic Victrola phonograph to the American public. Building on Emile Berliner's flat-disc gramophone innovations, Johnson refined spring-driven motors and recording processes, propelling Victor to dominance as the world's largest phonograph maker. The brand's "His Master's Voice" trademark and luxurious cabinet designs transformed record players into status symbols, blending engineering precision with aesthetic appeal before merging with RCA in 1929.
Today, Victrola focuses primarily on turntables, offering a spectrum from nostalgic, suitcase-style players to high-fidelity belt-drive models with modern Bluetooth connectivity and USB encoding. Its portfolio extends to complete audio systems, including bookshelf speakers and recently expanded lines via acquisitions like KLH Audio, emphasizing simplicity, vintage-inspired aesthetics, and superior sound reproduction without delving into amplifiers, DACs, headphones, or cables.
Positioned as a mid-tier accessible heritage brand, Victrola appeals to vinyl enthusiasts and casual hi-fi buyers seeking reliable, stylish entry points to analog playback rather than high-end audiophile gear or vintage collector rarities. Renowned for evoking bygone eras with contemporary usability, it holds strong market presence through innovative designs that prioritize immersive listening over boutique exclusivity.
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