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The storage shop
Welcome
It has been a long hot summer and for a while the computer on which I build this site has been out of commission- I apologise for the long period without modification.
My garage is full of machines needing cleaning or restoration, so please don't rely on the stock showing here on the site alone. If there is something that you would like to own- ask me! I shall be adding fresh machines again after next week when I will be away.
European buyers may be interested to know that machines weighing up to 30 kilos can be sent to most mainland countries for as little as £35. I don't charge for packing, but I do reserve the right to accept a customer who can collect in person over a customer who requires me to pack for export.
I have been trading in vintage gramophones and phonographs for thirty five years.
In that time I have handled just about every aspect of the Talking Machine hobby from humble portables to tinfoil phonographs as well as hundreds of accessories, paper ephemera and other historically associated items.
In those years I have turned over the best part of three million pounds' worth of machines from different shops in central and south London. I am now based at my home in Surrey; the address is given on the 'contact' page.
It was nice to offer the customers a choice! An 1899 Edison Bell Coinop? Certainly, Sir, oak or mahogany..?! Both are spoken for now.
I always hold a varied stock of machines which I guarantee historically and mechanically wherever possible. Most (but not all) can be seen in the 'Gramophones for Sale' and 'Phonographs for Sale' sections. Turnover is fast and often machines 'come and go' without announcement. If you have any special wants please let me know and I will gladly tell you if I locate them. There is no obligation whatsoever to take me up on what I find, you just get first offer!
I also have a small shop close to Hampton Court station where I can store the cabinet machines which have been cluttering my home in recent months.
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