Sears Silvertone 78 rpm Hand Crank Record Player
Sears Silvertone Wind Up 78 RPM Phonograph
-Model 1 (one)
-Built in 1916
-105 years old
-Hand Crank
-Fully operational
-Cabinet kept oiled with Old English
-Nickel plating polished with Simichrome polish
-New green felt record turntable installed
-Have owned unit for 22+ years. Cabinet may have been professionally refinished before my ownership but I am unable to detect.
Specifications per advertisement (last photo):
-Fumed oak cabinet
-8.5" high, 12.625" wide, 14.125" deep
-Silvertone home reproducer & no. 1 Silvertone arm
-8" turntable
-Single spring noiseless motor
-May be wound while running
-Plays any Oxford, Victor, Columbia or Little Wonder record.
-All metal parts heavily nickel plated
-Shipping weight 26 pounds
-No. 20E5020 Model I Silvertone as described above.
-Purchase Price in 1916 was $4.90