Phonoland

hi i have just bin givin my grandads HMV re-entrant 202, am not sure what i am going to do with it yet but i was just wondering if anyone knows what somethin like this is worth? it is in very good condition i think this was his favourite out of his collection

thanks
tom

Hi Tom:

I moved your post here, to the acoustic gramophones forum, so more people interested in this specific type of gramophone would see it. (Collectors Lounge, where you originally posted it, is for more general topics.)

I'm not sure what the going rate is now, but the 202 is among the best sounding acoustic gramophones ever produced, and not very many were manufactured--compared to the smaller, less expensive models in the line.

If possible, could you post some photos?

JDS

The 202 & 203 are both very desirable machines, and it's believed that less than 1000 were made. Condition means everything when determining value, so the more original they are, the higher the value. US$10,000 is probably a reasonable price for a 202 in good original condition, but a machine in perfect condition with original grill cloth, key & instruction manual could probably go as high as US$15,000. Then again, if it's been stripped & refinished, and replacement cloth added, it could be as low as $5000.
There are 3 basic variations that were made during production, but they all seem to sell for about the same amount of money, regardless of whether it's an early or late model. A photo would be very helpful in determining the approximate year it was made, and also for a better idea what it is worth.

hi
yeah sure ill try and post some pictures for u might take me a couple of days as not yet moved it from his house ,
thanks for the info and movin my comment ill get bk with pics soon as
also am from the uk and hav worked out the round about figure its worth for insurance from some newspaper clippins he had about a couple tht sold at auction
and also bin lookin threw his books tht he had on this subject