Harvard Disc Talking Machine

OLDTIME · by **OLDTIME** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 4:31 am

I was in Central Illinois last week, and saw just the case, with the turntable and motor for a Harvard Disc Talking Machine, it is $ 600.00. I did not buy it, I am not familiar with the brand and there was no arm, horn or reproducer. Did I pass up a deal? The machine has a scroll decal best I remember it.

Neophone · by **Neophone** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:29 am

Oldtime,

Harvard Disc Talking Machines were sold by Sear, Roebuck & Co. in the very earliest years of the 1900's before switching over to the Oxford then Silvertone brand names IIRC. I'm not sure who manufactured them, Columbia possibly. As far as value-I wouldn't hazard a guess. Did it look like a front-mount machine?

Regards,
J.

OLDTIME · by **OLDTIME** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 9:28 pm

Ya it was a front mount machine, it looked like it was.