A FANTASTIC AUCTION Antique Music Boxes, Phonographs & Related Items Andrew & Harriet Ellis Collection To be held in the Barry Expo Center, on the Barry County Fairgrounds at 1350 N. M-37 Highway, Hastings, Michigan – 4-1/2 miles northwest of Hastings on M-37 or approx. 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids on Beltline/M-37 to the auction location on: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 2, 3 & 4, 2021 Thursday starts at 1:00 P.M. following the luncheon Friday and Saturday begin at 9:00 A.M. each day This collection is phenomenal and the content is staggering. Hundreds of machines, rarity after rarity, and multiples of desirable and sought after examples about. As found examples acquired and accumulated by Mr. and Mrs. Ellis over the course of five decades, makes this an offering that any collector, museum and investor will not want to miss. Regretfully, Mr. Ellis passed away on February 27 at the age of 87. This collection is a tribute to his efforts to acquire and accumulate wonderful and desirable machines in this field, along with his wife Harriet during their 68 year marriage. Plan on attending this terrific event. 15% buyers premium charged to on site and phone bidders. Rare Edison Class M with 5” mandrel Rare Multiphone Banjo Model coin operated 24 cylinder phonograph 144 South Main St., P.O. Box 146 • Vermontville, MI 49096 Steven E. Stanton (517) 331-8150 Phone 517-726-0181 • Fax 517-726-0060 e-mail: [email protected] Michael C. Bleisch website: www.stantons-auctions.com (517) 231-0868 Stanton’s Auctioneers & Realtors conducting auctions throughout Michigan and across the United States since 1954. Symphonion Eroica triple disc music Over 7500 sales conducted and 4,000 parcels of real estate sold at auction. Call us to discuss your sale with a firm has the box in the Haydn Model, an extremely experience to properly handle the job right for you. Steven E. Stanton, (517) 331-8150, Email – [email protected] hard to find example. 5 8 10A A FANTASTIC AUCTION Antique Music Boxes, Phonographs & Related Items Andrew & Harriet Ellis Collection To be held in the Barry Expo Center, on the Barry County Fairgrounds at 1350 N. M-37 Highway, Hastings, Michigan – 4-1/2 miles northwest of Hastings on M-37 or approx. 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids on Beltline/M-37 to the auction location on: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, Sept. 2, 3 & 4, 2021 Thursday starts at 1:00 P.M. following the luncheon Friday and Saturday begin at 9:00 A.M. each day Lot # Title/Description 1 Victor V Phonograph - Has an oak Victor Spear tip wooden horn, Exhibition reproducer and crank. SN-49115A. Excellent 2 Edison Portrait Painting - Oil on board in frame 2a Excellent Orchestral Music Box - 15” cylinder. Includes drum, 5 bells, and castanet. Excellent inlaid case. No broken teeth 3 Rare Tournaphone Roller Organ - Floor model walnut case. 9 large rolls included. Has base cabinet storage. 4 Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph - Model C-150. Oak cabinet example with crank and reproducer 5 Orchestral Cylinder Music Box - Swiss example, plays 12 tunes with original tune card, 5 saucer bells, drum and castanets. 14” cylinder. One broken tooth. A good box. 5a Seth Thomas Clock - Walnut case complete with pendulum and key 6 Cylinder Phonograph Records - 146 total 7 Columbia Cylinder Phonograph - BN Model. No tone arm, reproducer or horn 8 Victor Credenza Phonograph - Model X. Electric fl oor model disc machine. Walnut cabinet 9 Needle Packet Grouping - Approximately 120 needle packets in a display case 10 Group of 45 RPM records - A large grouping. Approximately 125 records 10a Antique Singing Bird Cage - Single bird. Gilt and gold painted example 11 Celestina Paper Roll Organ - Improved Celestina Paper roll organ 12 Rare Victor Rigid Arm Phonograph - Model E disc phonograph. Complete with rear mount brass bell horn. Concert Reproducer and record screw. SN-31721 13 Concert Roller Organ - Wood cob example. 11 cobs included. Bellows need to be rebuilt 14 Victor Shipping Crate - Victor VV-XVI shipping crate. 53” high x 29” wide 15 Bremond Interchangeable Music Box - The Swiss cylinder music box with 3-13” interchangeable cylinder has a double split comb. The cylinders are stored in a drawer in the music box cabinet 15A 1 20A 25 26 31 2 15a Mahogany Wall clock - Complete with pendulum and single weight. 43” tall x 14-1/2” 16 Victor “V” Disc Phonograph - Has a rear mount oak wooden spear tip horn with slide-in elbow, Exhibition reproducer and crank. SN-56464 17 180 Cylinder Records - To be sold as one lot, 180 total cylinder records 18 Oak Record Cabinet - Single door example with pull-out record changing shelf, and one interior shelf. 33”x17” 19 Oak Record Cabinet - Single door with one shelf. Trays included. 32” high x 17” 20 Victor VV-XVI Disc Phonograph - The mahogany fl oor model examples has a Gold Exhibition reproducer, crank and a full set of albums 20a Regina Style 19 Disc Music Box - Mahogany carved case. Double comb with no broken teeth. Regina lithograph and crank. SN-20131. An excellent example. Pictured on Page 181 of Q. David Bower’s book 21 Concert Roller Organ - Wood cob roller organ. Needs to have the bellows rebuilt. Includes 21 cobs 22 Oak Record Cabinet - Single door. One shelf. 32”x15”x18” 23 Oak Record Cabinet - Single door with one shelf and record dividers that are partially disassembled. Applied carvings on the front. 34x17x23 24 Columbia Floor Model Disc Machine - A walnut case fl oor model disc phonograph. Orthophonic reproducer and crank 25 Britannia Swiss Upright Music Box - Plays a 9” disc. Double comb. Cabinet with the door decals and the hard to fi nd clock top gallery. There are 14 discs included 25a Edison Triumph Cylinder Phonograph - Includes an Edison Triumph black cygnet horn, reproducer and crank. Needs bearing and belt. SN-76050 26 Harmonette Paper Roll Organ - Expression Improved Harmonette Paper roll organ. Walnut stenciled case. Original label 27 Music Cabinet - Single door. Painted with applied carving 28 Edison Amberola 75 Phonograph - Oak cabinet example with cylinder record storage in base 29 Collection of 210 Cylinder Records 30 Oak Cylinder Record Cabinet - 4 drawers. Oak. Paneled sides, no pegs. 35” h x 21” x 19-1/2” 31 Advertising Sign - Wooden double sided, “Home of the Columbia Grafonola”. Measures 11” x 68” long 31a Regina 15-1/2” Disc Music Box - Style 11. Double comb. No broken teeth. Mahogany cabinet. Has crank. SN-34685 32 Edison Standard Phonograph - Cylinder machine, Model F. Has an Edison cygnet horn, H reproducer. Complete 33 The Magnetic Dancers - National Company. “Tango dancers” with order sheet and original box 34 Walsh’s Phonograph Attachment - Walsh’s No. 1 attaching with original box 35 Rare Regina Musical Savings Bank - Oak case. Plays an 8-1/8” disc. Coin operated. A scarce example. Ca. 1890’s. Has the original plate “The Musical Savings Bank, You Pay One Play” trademark 35a Coin Operated Trade Stimulator - Cast iron case. Working. Missing the inner base plate. Excellent 35b 1929 Puritan Baby Bell 5 Cent Trade Stimulator - Made by the Chicago Mint Company. No currently working 35c Exhibit Supply Movie Star Card Vendor - 1940’s. One cent per card, Very good working condition, lights up. This is a rare machine 35d KOMET 5 Cent Gumball vending machine - The proceeds from this machine went for seeing eye dogs. 1950’s 35e 1930’s Penny King Gumball Machine on Stand - Working condition. One Cent. Made in Flatbush, New York 35f Whiting’s 1920’s Penny Arcade - One Cent Stereo Card viewing machine. Works intermittently 35g 1940’s Victor Grandad 5-cent Vendor - Gives out toy capsules, Rocket Charms. Working Condition 36 Edison Amberola VIII Phonograph - Cylinder phonograph. Electrifi ed and connected to a base cabinet. Also included are 51 cylinder records 37 194 Cylinder Records 38 2 Victor Phonograph Horns - 2 brass bell Victor horns, one with elbow. 24-1/2” x 16-1/2” and 27” x 16-1/2” 39 Two (2) Radio Speakers - Atwater Kent Radio Speaker and a RCA 100 radio speaker 40 Edison Amberola Floor Phonograph - Edison Model 75. Mahogany case. Complete with reproducer and crank. 40a Monopol Disc Music Box - A small disc music box in the shape of an upright piano. Single comb with no broken teeth. Has crank. Unusual 41 73 Cylinder Records - 73 total with the majority in boxes 42 Pathe Flip-top cylinder phonograph - Has both the regular and Salon size record mandrels. Aluminum horn. No reproducer 43 Five (5) Drawer Cabinet - deal for cylinder record storage 44 Edison Amberola 75 Phonograph - Cylinder phonograph. No grill or crank 45 Stella Grand Disc Music Box - Model 168. Plays a 17-1/4” disc. Manufactured by Mermod Freres in St. Croix, Switzerland. Ca. 1900. 84-tooth duplex combs. In nice original mahogany case with carved front decorations and a pull-out disc storage drawer. No broken teeth. This also comes with a scarce matching mahogany double door disc storage cabinet 45a Telelectric Cylinders - 36 total measuring 5” long each. 46 10 Stella 17-1/4” music box Discs 47 10 Stella 17-1/4” music box Discs 48 Edison Bell Gem Phonograph - A. Tainter Bell, of A.V., USA. Cylinder machine. New Model reproducer, cover and crank. SN-18833 49 Record Cabinet - Single door example with interior shelves 50 Edison Standard Cylinder Phonograph - Has an H reproducer, complete with crank and cover 50a Nicole Freres Cylinder Music Box - Drop-end and key wind model. No broken teeth. 11” cylinder. Has winding key and tune card.