Antique Victor Victrola IX Mantel Gramophone. USA, Circa 1920

Antique Victor Victrola IX mantel gramophone - phonograph made in USA circa 1920, in excellent working order and very good condition. This is an exclusive piece, big in size and with an imposing presence. Its great sound quality is an amazing as its look; the fine sound is clearly appreciable thanks to the motors silent and soft operation. The mechanism has been thoroughly cleaned and tuned to guarantee an optimal performance, so today this gramophone makes it possible to enjoy the evocative sound of old-time records. The brand Victor is the equivalent of His Masters Voice in the USA. In fact, inside the gramophones cover we can see a gorgeous colorful decal in perfect condition with the famous image of the dog Nipper listening to a HMV gramophone. The gramophones box is made of solid mahogany wood with a lovely crimson-maroon color and in very good condition. The French-polish finish that protects its surface is finely preserved and surely enhances the woods good look. The boxs design is sober and functional; its big size turns the gramophone into a small piece of furniture with strong personality. At the front side of the box, two doors with silvery knobs make it possible to open the speaker when the gramophone is in operation. The silvery-metal arm is connected to an original reproducer with the name VICTROLA Nº 2 printed in yellow lettering on a black background. Every lover of old-time record players will appreciate the good look and sound quality of this antique Victor Victrola IX gramophone, an original from the twenties over which the trace of time seems to have had no effect. Measurements: 17.2 in / 43 cm. Depth: 20.8 in / 52 cm. Height: 15.6 in / 39 cm.Victor Talking Machine Co. - History The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded in 1902 by Eldridge Johson, owner of a small machine shop in New Jersey (USA) after the proposal made by Emile Berliner to produce a low-cost spring motor to build a phonograph for his records. In the late 1880s, Berliner had invented a flat phonograph record that could be mass-produced. At the same time Edison had designed the cylinder phonograph, but the cylinders could not be mass-produced. After a complicated series of patent infringements and lawsuits, Berliner was restricted from selling his products in the USA so he moved to Canada. It was then when the Victor Talking Machine Company was founded; it was the beginning of a history of success. In 1906 the company launched the Victrola, a gramophone hidden into a piece of furniture which become a real success. During World War I the business declined but sales rose again after the content. In 1925 they produced the Ortohponic Victrola with an improved quality sound. At the late 1920s Johnson sold the company to RCA and it was renamed RCA-Victor.