Donley Antique Music Auction Catalog

Antique Music Auction Featuring the John Morley Collection Saturday, March 20, 2021

#2096 Berliner Ratchet Wind Disc Phonograph

#2096A Original 1897 Berliner/National Gramophone Co Brochure

#2096B 1897 National Gramophone Company Records List

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Auction Terms and Conditions 1.

Condition of Merchandise – Donley Auctions strives to accurately describe all of the items at auction. However, all property is sold “as is”. No statement made in this catalog, bill of sale, invoice, or advertisement by Donley Auctions will assume any responsibility or liability with respect to age, condition, size, quality, rarity, variety, importance, historical relevance, or value of any of the items being auctioned. Any statements in this catalog do not take precedence over any verbal announcements made by the Auctioneer at the auction. All sales are final. We will be happy to answer any questions regarding condition of items, provide additional photos, etc. up to the day BEFORE auction begins.

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Title – Ownership of all items shall be passed to the successful bidder once the Auctioneer says, “SOLD”. The bidder will assume full responsibility for the items once the title has passed.

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Payment – Bidders will be notified of winning purchases with an invoice after auction is over. Credit Cards on file will be charged automatically, unless notified via email of alternate payment plans. Payment may be made by cash, cashier check or major credit cards. Sorry no personal checks over $2,000 unless pre-approved. All accounts are to be settled at the end of the sale. Accounts not settled within 5 business days of the sale will be subject to a filed dispute and loss of items.

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Buyer’s Premium – A Buyer’s Premium will be added to Hammer Price. a.

18% - In House, Phone and Absentee Bidders

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23% - On-Line Internet Bidders

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3% - Discount for Cash, Check or Money Order

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7% - Illinois State Sales Tax, if applicable

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Sales Tax – All current State Sales Taxes apply to all sales. If applicable a 7% Illinois State Sales Tax will be collected when you settle your account unless you have presented a valid resale letter of certificate and ID number.

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Absentee Bidding – Absentee bids must be made on an Absentee Bid form, available on the website or at the registration desk. All absentee bids must be in correct dollar increments. Bids not in the correct increment will be rounded up. All absentee bids will be executed competitively during the sale. All items will be purchased for the lowest price possible regardless of the amount of the absentee bid. In the event of a tie bid between absentee bidders and those in attendance, preference will be given to the attending bidder. Where two absentee bidders end in a tie, the first received will be honored. This service is offered as a convenience by Donley Auctions. We are not responsible for any errors or failures to properly execute absentee bids. All absentee bids must be accompanied by a valid credit card number, including expiration date and security code.

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Phone Bids – Phone Bids are accepted with a minimum bid of $500+ each. A Phone Bid form must be completed, over the phone, at least 48 hours prior to the auction and must be accompanied by a valid credit card number, including expiration date and security code. By completing a Phone Bid form, you are authorizing applicable card charges.

Phone bids will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. We cannot be held responsible for any failure to execute your bid due to technical, personal or communication difficulties. This service is offered as a convenience by Donley Auctions.

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Shipping – The buyer is responsible for paying for all handling, insurance and shipping charges. Donley Auctions will pack small items. Donley Auctions will provide buyers with transport or international shipping company contacts for oversized items. Items purchased live at the auction must be picked up within 5 days or storage fees of $25 per day will occur. Items will be considered abandoned and sold to recover expenses if pick-up is not arranged and/or shipping charges are not paid in a timely manner. If there is a problem with item after delivered, it must be reported the day of receipt. Email an explanation and photos of any damage to Donley Auctions.

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Disputes – The Auctioneer will make absolute and final judgement as to who is the successful bidder for each and every item in the auction whether it is a live, internet, phone or absentee bidder. Any TIE bids will be at the discretion of the Auctioneer. In the event of a dispute, the Auctioneer may decide to re-open the bidding or not. All bids are irrevocable and shall be in accordance with the conditions of the sale and be governed and interpreted by the laws of the State of Illinois.

10. Acceptance of Terms – Bidding on any item indicates acceptance of above Terms and Conditions. For inquiries regarding these terms or any other matter relevant to this auction, contact Donley Auctions, 815-923-7000 or DonleyAuctions@outlook.com.

Thank you and good luck bidding!

Randy and Susan Donley Donley Auctions | 8512 S. Union Road |Union, IL 60180 | 815.923.7000 | DonleyAuctions.com Catalog designed by Jen Sanders

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John Earl Morley Jr. February 22, 1946 – November 12, 2020 John Earl Morley, Jr. began collecting phonographs, nickelodeons, and related ephemera when he was 26 years old in 1972. He attended the annual Phonograph & Vintage Music Show in Union, IL for 43 years…from its inception in 1975 through 2018 which fueled his interest in collecting for many years.

Kathy and John also attended and showed pieces of their collection at both the Stephenson County Antique Engine Show and the Rock River Thresheree in Edgerton, WI for many years. For them, the engine shows were an opportunity to both share the collection and, in some cases, a way to encounter potential customers for piano repairs, which John also did in his spare time.

An interesting story about one of the nickelodeons in John’s collection, as he told the story, was a piece that belonged to the dentist of famous Chicago organized crime figure, Al Capone. Oddly, this piano would occasionally turn on in the middle of the night. It was likely that this happened because of a coin that suddenly dropped, but it nevertheless made for some eerie late-night jolts.

John’s favorite, and most recent piece was the Edison Opera Mahogany Phonograph (1911), page 12, Lot #2075 in this catalog. Kathy’s favorite piece from the collection is the Electra Coin Op Piano, page 18, Lot #2403 featured in the picture of the two of them.

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Phonographs

#2001 Zon-O-Phone Front Mount Disc Phonograph

#2002 Talk-A-Phone Disc Phono w/ Brass Bell Horn

#2003 Standard Disc Talking Machine w/Brass Bell Horn

#2004 Talk-A-Phone w/Brass Bell Horn

#2005 Talk-A-Phone Disc Phono w/Brass Bell Horn

#2006 Columbia AH 1st Style Disc Phonograph

#2007 Columbia Type AK Disc Phonograph w/ Bell Horn

#2008 Englewood Disc Musicalphone w/Metal Horn

#2009 Busy Bee Front Mount Disc Phonograph

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#2010 Kalamazoo Duplex Phonograph w/Matching Horns

#2011 Victor MS Rear Mount Horn Phonograph

#2012 Victor P w/Black and Brass Horn

#2013 Victor E Front Mount Disc Phonograph

#2014 Victor Junior Disc Horn Phonograph

#2015 Victor III w/Black Panel Horn

#2016 Victor Humpback II w/ Brass Bell Horn

#2017 Victor I Disc Phono w/ Brass Bell Horn

#2018 Victor M Rear Mount w/ Wood Horn

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#2019 Victor I w/Flowered Horn

#2020 Victor O Disc Phonograph w/Metal Horn

#2021 Columbia Type BN Disc Phonograph

#2022 Columbia Type BN Disc Phonograph

#2023 Columbia BI Sterling/AH Marriage Disc Phonograph

#2024 Columbia BI Sterling Disc Phonograph w/Oak Horn

#2025 Columbia 1st Style AH Front Mount Disc Phonograph

#2026 Harmony Disc Phonograph w/ Horn

#2027 Aretino Disc Horn Phonograph

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#2028 Zon-O-Phone Disc Phonograph

#2029 Standard Model A Disc Phonograph w/ Metal Horn

#2030 Climax Disc Phono w/ Mahogany Wood Horn

#2031 Columbia Style Disc Phono w/ Metal Horn

#2032 Aretino Disc Horn Phonograph

#2033 Busy Bee Disc Phonograph w/ Metal Horn

#2034 Victor VV-VI Tabletop Oak Victrola

#2035 Victor VV-VI Table Top Oak Phonograph

#2036 Symphony Disc Phonograph

#2037 Victor VV-IV Victrola Oak Phonograph #2039 Stewart Disc Phonograph Wood Grain Metal Cabinet

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#2043 Columbia Type BS Coin Op Phonograph #2040 Victor Victrola VV-XIV in Walnut

#2045 Edison A1 Cylinder Phonograph in Mahogany #2042 Regina Hexaphone Model 102 Coin Op

#2044 Victor Schoolhouse Disc Phono w/Wood Horn

#2041 Edison Diamond Disc C19 Oak 8

#2046 Edison A250 Disc in Oak

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#2047 Victor Victrola XVI in Mahogany w/Albums

#2050 Columbia C Cylinder Phonograph - No Horn

#2048 Victor Victrola XVI in Oak w/Albums

#2051 Columbia B Cylinder Phonograph w/Large Black Horn

#2049 Colonial Upright Disc Victrola

#2052 Columbia Type Q Cylinder Phonograph w/ Horn

#2053 Columbia Type Q Cylinder Phonograph

#2054 Columbia Type Q Phonograph w/ Aluminum Horn

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#2055 Columbia BE Cylinder Phonograph

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#2056 Busy Bee Open Works Cylinder w/ Black Horn

#2057 Columbia A Cylinder Phonograph

#2058 Columbia BV Cylinder Phonograph w/ Horn

#2059 Columbia Q Open Works

#2060 Columbia BF Cylinder Phonograph 6 Mandrel w/Horn

#2061 Columbia BK Cylinder Phonograph 2nd Style

#2062 Columbia AT Cylinder Phono w/Small Brass Horn

#2063 Columbia BKT Rear Mount Cylinder Phonograph

#2064 Oxford Like BVT Cylinder Phonograph Rear Mount

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#2066 Columbia Model GG Graphophone Grand #2065 Columbia AO Cylinder Phonograph w/ Horn

#2067 Columbia Open Works Cylinder Phonograph

#2068 Lyre Puck Cylinder Phonograph

#2069 Edison Black Gem w/ Short Black Horn

#2070 Edison Banner Home w/ #2071 Edison Triumph Model B Black & Brass Horn Cylinder Phonograph #2072 Edison Amberol 30 Phonograph

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#2073 Edison Home Phonograph

#2074 Edison 5 Concert Phonograph

#2075 Edison Opera Mahogany Phonograph

#2076 Edison Spring Motor Phonograph w/Horn

#2077 Victor VI w/ Mahogany Horn

#2077a Victor V w/Oak Horn

#2078 Edison Fireside w/Oak Cygnet Horn

#2079 Edison Standard Cylinder Phono w/Metal Cynget Horn 12

#2080 Edison Standard w/ Cygnet Horn & Crane

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#2082 Edison Banner 4-Latch Home w/Small Brass Bell Horn

#2081 Edison Standard w/ Small Brass Horn

#2084 Edison 4-Latch Standard w/Large Brass Horn, Crane

#2085 Edison 2-Latch Suitcase Standard

#2083 Edison Black Gem w/ Small Black Horn

#2086 Edison Banner Standard 2 Min Cylinder Phonograph

#2087 Edison Home Black MG Horn & Crane

2088 Edison Standard w/ Blue MG Horn

#2090 Edison Home Phonograph 2/4 Script Case #2089 Edison Standard Phonograph w/ Blue Flowered Horn

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Two True Survivors! #2095 Berliner Disc Phonograph

Nice collection of 25 Berliner Records

#2097c Berliner Record #465 “Yankee Doodle”

#2098g Berliner Record #83 “The March King”

#2099g Berliner Record #3421 “My Old Kentucky Home”

#2096 Berliner Ratchet Wind Disc Phonograph

Includes Original Canvas Carrying Case and 3 Berliner Records #62, #63, #230

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Featuring 25 Phonograph Cylinder and Record Cabinets See Online Catalog for more!

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Record Cabinets

#2100 Mahogany Pedestal w/ Claw Foot Base

#2101 Mahogany Music Cabinet Column Corners

#2104 6 Drawer Oak Cylinder Record Cabinet

#2106 Oak Music Roll Cabinet Column Corners

#2110 Oak Cylinder Record Cabinet #2108 Oak Cylinder Record Cabinet w/5 Records

#2115 Oak Cylinder Record Cabinet, 5 Drawer Complete #2122 Oak Record Cabinet

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Music Boxes

#2126 Mermod Freres Coin Op Cylinder Music Box

#2125 Regina Style 14a Coin Op Music Box

#2124 Reginaphone Combination Phonograph Music Box

#2127 Sublime Harmonie Tabletop Cylinder Music Box

#2128 Mermod Freres Cylinder Music Box

#2129 Sublime Harmonie Interchangeable Music Box Cylinders

#2130 Sublime Harmonie Interchangeable Music Box Cylinders #2138 Concert Roller Organ

#2139 Tabletop Grand Roller Organ

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#2140 Mechanical Organette Company Organ Grinder

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#2150 Polyphon 15.5” Music Box

#2151 Regina 15.5” Music Box

#2153 Polyphon 11” Single Comb Disc Music Box

#2154 Pillard Grand 8 Tune Music Box w/ 24” Cylinder

#2152 Polyphon 15 3/4” Single Comb Disc Music Box

#2155 Mermod Freres Cylinder Music Box

#2156 Swiss Cylinder Music Box

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Nickelodeons

#2405: Wurlitzer Model S Coin Op Piano w/ Mandolin

#2403: Electra Coin Op Piano “All Seeburg Parts”

#2402 Seeburg KT Nickelodeon 18

#2400: Mills Violano-Virtuoso Circa 1927, Fumed Oak Case

#2404: Coinola “O” Roll Coin Op Piano w/ Flutes

#2410 Brambach Co. Baby Grand Piano Player

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Radios

Beautiful Chrome Plated Chassis

#2450 Philco 680X Lid Controls

#2453 Philco 38-690 Radio

#2451 Philco 680X Radio Front Controls

#2454 Scott Allwave 23 Radio Regent Cabinet

#2452 Scott Philharmonic Radio Chippendale Grande Cabine

#2455 Philco 23X Radio Phonograph

#2457 Zenith Georgian #2458 Scott Philharmonic #2459 Zenith 39-A Radio Radio 1938 15 Tube Radio Warrington Cabinet

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#2456 Scott Allwave 15 Radio

#2460 Original Zenith Radio Neon Sign

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Advertising #2074a Edison Concert Grand Phonograph Advertising #2299 Columbia Phonograph/ Record Embossed Tin Litho #2279 Rare 1911 Christmas Edison Phonograph Display Ad

#2300 Paper Mache Nipper Dogs 14” Advertising

#2300a Victor Phonograph 11” Paper Mache Nipper Dog

#2301 2 Ceramic Nipper Dog Figurines

#2299a Thomas Edison Bust & Wall Mount

#2302 Cardboard Nipper Advertising Display-Victor Phono

#2311 Wooden Victor Phonograph Crate

#2312 Victor “His Masters Voice” Pocket Watch #2309 Original 3ft Tall Nipper Advertising Dog #2310 Pathe Phonograph Record Advertising Rooster

#2340 New And Novel Graphophone Advertisement 20

#2341 Victrola Framed Newspaper Ad

#2342 Victor Phonograph Newspaper Advertising

#2343 Black & White Columbia Records Advertising

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#2145 Melody Player Child’s Roller Organ

#2094 Berliner Streamline Model Gramophone

#2145a PlaRola Organ

#2145b Rolmonica w/6 Rolls

#2145d Rolmonica, Role Playing Harmonica

#2145c Rolmonica Musical Instrument

#2145e Play-a-Sax w/ 7 Rolls

#2145f Clarola QRS Play-a-Sax

#2146 2 Phonograph Dancing Toys

#2146a Ragtime Rastus Phonograph Dancing Doll #2147 Little Wonder Disc Phonograph #2147a Cameraphone Phonograph

#2147b Camera Disc "Telraphon" Phonograph #2147c Camera Phone #2147d Mikiphone Miniature Phonograph

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Display Cases

#2433 8ft Slant Front Display Case #2431 Table Top Glass Cabinet Oak 26” Long

2435 8ft Glass Showcase #2434 6ft Glass Showcase

2436 10ft Large Display Case

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2438 6ft Oak Counter Top Display Case

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Multiphone Phonograph

WWII Nazi Guestbook

looking for music guns $54,625 military coin op gas pumps jukeboxes soda machines, Double Manhattan advertising Phonograph Automobiles Musical instruments etc.

Sell a single item $73,600 or an entire collection

$22,140

Western Electric Sound Rack

1943 WWII Ford GPW Army Jeep

$8,610

$13,800 Dan Wesson Revolver

$6,150 Sgt. Forrest Flight Jacket

WWI German Sauer Machine Gun

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#2308 Large Everett Piano Co. Advertising Banner 82” x 64” 24

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