In 1901 the "new style" case with the red banner replaced the 4 latch "suitcase" style and sometimes older 'suitcase' mechanisms like this one from 1899 ended up in later cases either to update the appearance or possibly disguise this machine with the bogus serial number
What a beautiful machine Oldradios. I can see why they bring you happiness. They make me happy too. 😊
Beautiful and rare Phonograph. I have this one also 😊
Watched this one again just now. Are they the same machine with different speakers/horns ?
It’s the same machine just different hornd
What is the story with "re-cased in 1901"?
In 1901 the "new style" case with the red banner replaced the 4 latch "suitcase" style and sometimes older 'suitcase' mechanisms like this one from 1899 ended up in later cases either to update the appearance or possibly disguise this machine with the bogus serial number