Thanks, Ken for taking the time to type and post this report. Andy Baron On Apr 19, 2007, at 3:07 PM, Ken and Brenda Brekke wrote: > I was fortunate enough to attend the recent Stanton auction. I > agree that > the "Heavy Hitters" were in attendance and some items brought some > very high > bids. I was able to bring home the mahogany Regina Hexaphone, some > Victor > horns including one for my front mount M with the extension arm > support, a > couple of Nipper radiator ornaments for my Model A Fords, a Columbia Q > (working with an original horn) for $180, and some miscellaneous > parts. The > 10% buyer's premium along with the 6% Michigan sales tax almost > made me stay > away. The sales tax is on the buyer's premium also for a total of > 16.6% for > us regular/non-dealer collectors. This really adds up fast. It is > sad that > more and more auction houses are going to this extra money grab > mode of > operation. Doesn't the seller already pay a commission and expenses? > > > > Anyway, enough venting. Some prices I took note of are as > follows. Please > keep in mind this is the "hammer price" and the additional fees are > not > included yet. You do the math. > > > > Victor Z 1,300; Columbia BKT 900; Standard A rear mount 550; > Victor P > 1,100; Columbia AP 550; Canadian Berliner Type B 2,000; First style > Columbia AJ 1,100; > > Zonophone Concert rear mount 1,800; Zonophone C 1,850; Victor > Junior > 1,900; Columbia BO 1,600; Columbia BH 700; Victor R 1,050; > Victor Red > Seal Poster with Opera Singers 3,700; Victor E front mount 950; > Zonophone > D 2,500; Zonophone Home 1,650; Victor rear mount M 1,400; Victor VI > 7,000; Victor Rigid Arm E (homemade elbow, arm, and wrong > reproducer) 2,200; > Edison Triumph w/11 panel horn 1,100; Victor XXV 3,500; Victor II > 1,300; > Kalamazoo Duplex 6,000; Edison Standard with wood grained cygnet > horn-NICE > 2,200; Edison Opera (concert on the ID tag) mahogany 11,000; Vita > phone > 2,000; Berliner Trademark 4,200; Victor MS with wood horn 4,650; > victor V > with wood horn 3,000; Victor Special K 2,200, early Edison Home 4- > latch > 1,200; Edison Triumph with wood horn 1,750; Victor O early one 1,400; > Victor III with wood horn 2,000; Edison Bijou sign 3,750; Columbia BGT > 3,250; Zonophone A 4,500; Edison Ideal-missing the horn, crane, and > crank > 18,000; a very early Edison Home with the indented brass manderal > 11,000; > plus many other machines that I didn't take note of after my bid on > the > Hexaphone. I guess according to some more veteran collectors, this > Hexaphone in mahogany might be only one of maybe three known. The > rest are > always in oak. It didn't work at the auction but I was able to get it > working after bringing it home. It sure is a mechanical marvel!!!!! > > > > The condition and originality of most of the machines were in > question. > Most of the Zonophone machines had reproduction parts on them. > There were > some bargains late in the auction when people were running out of > funds and > many people left after getting what they came for. > > > > Well, that's all I can add to the Stanton auction feedback. If > anyone has > an original wood tone arm for an extended arm front mount Victor M > or MS > please contact me. > > > > Ken Brekke > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org