Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.

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For years "The Compleat Talking Machine" has served as the definitive reference for the repair and restoration of antique phonographs; a must for any collector's library.

The newly revised and updated 5th Edition contains the same careful analysis of the construction of spring motors, turntables, reproducers, cabinets and their associated parts, with a step-by-step guide to cleaning, lubricating and repairing them.

Plus, a price guide to current market values, and an identification guide with photos and descriptions hundreds of collectible phonographs!

Covers identification of Edison Phonographs, Columbia Cylinder Machines, Columbia Disc Machines, the Gramophone, Berliner Gramophones, The Victor Talking Machine, Victor Victrolas, Zon-O-Phone, other interesting Cylinder and Disc Machines, Phonograph Lamps, Combination Talking Machine / Music Boxes, Coin-in-slot Machines, and some interesting accessories.