RARE ANTIQUE VICTOR VICTROLA BY VICTOR TOLKING VV-XVI, 14781-B, L-SHAPED DOORS

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RARE ANTIQUE VICTOR VICTROLA BY VICTOR TOLKING VV-XVI, 14781-B, L-SHAPED DOORS:
$1099.00

This is a beautiful Victor Victrola VV-XVI by Victor Tolking, Camden, NJ, with rare L-shaped doors.
It is in very good ++ original condition and complete. Only key is missing.
There are some scratches and chips, one on left front side of cover (picture 6) and a 2\" one on back left side of cover (picture12).
The inside pannel that protects the mechanism is split (picture 11), but it doesn\'t show from outside.
Numbers 7873-17000 were made starting in 1909.
VTLA designation added suffix B around S/N 13700, when carving under lid was discontinued.
Apparently only 48,000 of those were made, which is about 0.6% of the total numbers.
Measurements are: 49\" high x about 24\" wide x 24\" deep.
It comes with 8 original storage boxes for records filled with records (picture 5).
If you\'d like more pictures, don\'t hesitate to ask!Here is what has been written about these models:The \"VV-XVI\" was the originalinternal-horn Victrola; officially introduced in 1906, it remained the VictrolaFlagship model for many years. Although it was originally advertised as\"Victrola the Sixteenth\" (XVI), the metal identification tag used a\"VTLA\" designation in the early years. This was the first commercialproduct to enclose the horn inside a stylish cabinet. Selling for a whopping$200.00, it became an immediate hit.

In early 1907, the VTLA adopted a patenteddomed-lid design, allowing the turntable to sit nearly flush with the top ofthe cabinet (right). The \"L\" shaped storage doors were retained. Thisdesign became a huge success with the buying public, and the dome design becamethe standard lid for most Victrolas for the next 20 years. Victor and Pooleyshared production of these domed-lid models for a few years, but by 1909,Victor\'s factory took over all manufacture of Victrola cabinets. The demand forthese models exceeded Victor\'s wildest dreams.

An\"A\" suffix was added in mid-1909, and the metal tag was changed toindicate \"VV-XVI\" shortly afterwards. A few months later, the suffixwas updated to \"B\", and the ornate carving under the lid was removed,and the cabinet was widened slightly (right). The \"flare\" carving,which was carved on the sides of the L-doors, was moved to the cabinet\'s frontside posts. The \"Victor-Victrola\" label under the lid was alsochanged at this time, now reading just \"Victrola\". The \"C\"suffix series of early 1910 first adopted the \"tab\" style brake(replacing the earlier bullet brake).A \"D\" suffix version wasintroduced in 1911, wherein some minor mechanical changes were made. NOTE:due to hardware shortages and the need to use-up remaining parts inventory,Victor often used earlier (obsolete) hardware on later suffix models. Thus, itis possible to find all kinds of \"mixed bag\" hardware (brakes, speedcontrols, etc.) on VV-XVI\'s throughout the entire production run.

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