What was the original price of the Victor Talking Machine?
The machine was intended for sale for affluent customers, as the initial sale price was a lofty $200 (the most expensive Victor with an external horn sold for half that price). In spite of the cost, the machine sold rapidly, and Victor knew it had an instant success on its hands.
What kind of Talking Machine was in mahogany?
Victor IV. One of only two machines in mahogany, it was a step up from the Victor III in price, but employed the Victor III motor. More pictures. Victor V. A substantial machine with triple spring motor. More pictures. Victor VI.
What kind of horn does a Victor Talking Machine use?
The earliest version took an MS type motor with a one piece belled composition horn; later versions took a Victor V type motor with floating turntable, and were equipped with a wooden mahogany horn. More pictures. Victor P (Victor Premium). Premium didn’t mean of highest quality, but rather something given away free with another purchase.
Who are the musicians that recorded with the Victor Talking Machine?
Victor recorded numerous classical musicians, including Jascha Heifetz, Fritz Kreisler, Victor Herbert, Ignacy Jan Paderewski and Sergei Rachmaninoff in recordings at its home studios in Camden, New Jersey and in New York.
The machine was intended for sale for affluent customers, as the initial sale price was a lofty $200 (the most expensive Victor with an external horn sold for half that price). In spite of the cost, the machine sold rapidly, and Victor knew it had an instant success on its hands.
Victor IV. One of only two machines in mahogany, it was a step up from the Victor III in price, but employed the Victor III motor. More pictures. Victor V. A substantial machine with triple spring motor. More pictures. Victor VI.
How old was the first Victor Victrola machine?
For example, almost 70,000 Victor “B” models were produced in 1901 and 1902. These machines would have been 20 years old when a 1922 “Victrola 100” was sold; therefore many of the early examples would have already been trashed by the time the 1922 machines were being offered.
The earliest version took an MS type motor with a one piece belled composition horn; later versions took a Victor V type motor with floating turntable, and were equipped with a wooden mahogany horn. More pictures. Victor P (Victor Premium). Premium didn’t mean of highest quality, but rather something given away free with another purchase.
