1908 VV-XX Victor Victrola VTLA Phonograph Playing Special RED CROSS Star Spangled Banner Record

Here is my 1908 Victor Victrola Model VV-XX. This very expensive, elaborately hand carved, highly ornate model cost a whopping $300 in 1908 and represented the top of the line model at that time for the Victor Talking Machine Company. Few customers could afford it and production was limited and brief. I feel that this model is the most attractive of any of Victor's floor model Victrolas. I have done absolutely nothing to this Victrola with the exception of applying some good old fashoned furniture polish and rebuilding the original gold plated reproducer. I added a little extra footage at the end of the video of a small sampling of some of my collection of early 7-inch Victor records. Most of the different variations of the early Victor 7-inch records are represented. I also included a very unusual early Kaiser Wilhelm Columbia picture label record. The Red Cross record was simply selected at random from my record collection due to its colorful picture label with Margaret Woodrow Wilson. I thank you sincerely for stopping in for a visit and hope that you enjoy the video.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1908
• VV-XX
• VTLA
• Victor
• Victrola
• Phonograph
• Rare
• Antique
• Gramophone
• Special
• Red
• Cross
• Record
• Margaret
• Wilson
• Star
• Spangled
• Banner
• Edison
• Columbia
• Graphophone

[victrolaman]

What a fabulously rare find. I am sure you realize the magnificence and rarity of that absolute Top of the line Victrola, and the short time span that it was offered. Just curious as to the serial number and whether it has the little square celluloid white ID tag at the back of the middle record storage area which says "Type B, and has a P beneath it with a square around it". Once Collector in California believes that this indicates it is a Pooley Cabinet. But school is still out on that theory.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@victrolaman Thanks for the much appreciated comments, Victrolaman! I'm pleased to hear that you enjoyed this. I will make note of the serial number and also look at the back of the center record storage area for the celluloid ID tag. I have never looked inside it ! My VV-XX here in the video came with some nice original Victor accessories and all of the lettered Victor record "boxes" were full of beautiful condition Victor single sided Grand Prize label records. It was a neat find!

[0kaworu]

nice i have about 20 1903 to 1909 records. i dont have a record player though :(

about 15 of them are in really nice shape

[MusicBoxBoy]

@0kaworu Thanks for the nice comments.

[RCALennon]

Oooohhh, very nice.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@RCALennon  Thanks so much for the nice comment!

[Idelia412]

Your Victrola XX is in wonderful condition and from the video appears to be all original with original finish. I have a Victrola XVI in Circassian Walnut from around 1911, which is not often found either. Very nice Video!

[miguelitotaletin]

En Valparaíso, Chile, en la PLAZA O'HIIGINS DE LA CALLE VICTORIA, todos los domingos se instala un señor, de avanzada edad, con una victrola parecida a esta, en tamaño, antiguedad y belleza; y toca su colección de discos; todo, por simple generosidad, pues no la vende a ningún precio.

[victrolaman]

@MusicBoxBoy Wow, you really hit the jackpot, having all of the original record boxes with the gold pull and gold locking buttons and chock full of original Grand Prize Records!. Usually over the years they get separated from the original VTLA or VVXX and vanish forever. I have been trying to find some original record boxes for my VTLA, and so far have only been able to find two, so I have a long way to go.

[Westtoledoguy]

@MusicBoxBoy they are really nice .....can't wait to hear them