An Edison Amberola Phonograph Oak Cabinet
Orange, New Jersey, Circa 1915
Serial no. SM-8528, in working condition, with over 50 cylinders, including 1509: Comic Song - I'm Getting Ready for My Mother-in-Law (Edward Meeker), 1519: Medley of Reels €â€œ VIOLIN (Charles D'Almaine, performed by Kitty O'Neill), 1525: The Rosary (Ethelbert Nevin, performed by Elizabeth Spencer & Knickerbocker Quartet), 1535: Music Vot's Music Must Come From Berlin (Maurice Burkhart), 1563: Aunt Dinah's Golden Wedding (Empire Vaudeville Company), 1567: Violets Waltz (Emil Waldteufel, performed by the New York Military Band), 1580: A Hunting Scene (P. Bucalossi, performed by the Edison Military Band), 1598: Spring, Beautiful Spring (Paul Lincke, performed by the American Symphony Orchestra), 1600: Home Sweet Home the World Over (Edison Concert Band), 1614: Bridal Chorus from "Lohengrin" (Richard Wagner, performed by the Metropolitan Quartet), 1616: Dialogue for Three - Flute, Oboe & Clarinet (Julius Spindler, Santangelo & Anthony Giammatteo) 1681: The Marathon Two-Step (New York Military Band), 1719: When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam' (Irving Berlin, performed by Arthur Collins & Byron G. Harlan), 1734: Here's to Love€”The Sunshine Girl (Rubens, performed by Elizabeth Spencer), 1743: The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (Ballard Macdonald, Harry Carroll, performed by Manuel Romain), 1763: Down at Finnegan's Jamboree- Violin & Co. (Charles D'Almaine and Co.), 1766: Old Comrades €â€œ March (C. Teike, performed by the United States Marine Band), 1811: When the Roll is Called Up Yonder (Edison Mixed Quartet), 1813: I've Got the Mumps (Irene Franklin), 1841: In My Harem (Billy Murray), 1863: William Tell Overture (Edison Concert Band), 1886: Love's Old Sweet Song (J. L. Molloy, performed Venetian Instrumental Trio), 1887: The Prettiest Little Song of All- Bells (Charles Daab), 2034: Gold and Silver €â€œ Waltz (J. Strauss, performed by the National Promenade Band), 2060: Waltz Caprice - Mandolin & Guitar (Samuel Siegel & Ray Butin), 2067: That Tango Tokio Medley - Turkey Trot (National Promenade Band), 2161: Tango - La Bella Cubanera (National Promenade Band), 2169: Under the Double Eagle March (J. F. Wagner, performed by the New York Military Band), 2229: The Bells (Lou Klein, performed by The Peerless Quartette), 2293: Isle d'Amour - Waltz Hesitation (National Promenade Band), 2363: Springtime (Hendrika Troostwyk), 2547: When You Wore a Tulip (Jack Mahoney and Percy Wenrich, performed by Walter Van Brunt), 2553: The Heart of Paddy Whack - A Little Bit of Heaven (Frank X. Doyle), 2626: Tannhauser - Pilgrims' Chorus (Metropolitan Mixed Chorus), 2668: Lohengrin-Introduction to Act 3 (American Standard Orchestra), 2835: There's a Long, Long Trail (Stoddard King - Zo Elliott, performed by George Wilton Ballard & Chorus), 2922: First Heart Throbs (John F. Burchhardt), 2989: When That Little Yellow Fellow Plays Piano (Collins & Harlan), 3001: I Surrender All (Metropolitan Quartet), 3029: Joy to the World (Carol Singers), 3031: Old Black Joe / Swanee River (Stephen Foster, performed by The Peerless Quartette), 3088: Sword Dance / Whip and Spur (John Kimmel, performed by Vess Ossman), 3179: I'm So Busy, from "Have A Heart" (Grant & Murry), 3225: Mo-Ana - Hawaiian Waltz (Jaudas' Society Orchestra), 3380: Wake Up, Virginia, and Prepare for Your Wedding Day (Louis Seifert, performed by Shannon Quartet), 3563: Clover Club (Imperial Marimba Band), 3617: Everything is Peaches Down in Georgia (Grant Clarke and Milton Ager, performed by Collins & Harlan), 4414: Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old 'Tucky Home (Sam H. Lewis & Joe Young, George W. Meyer, performed by Ray Cropper), 4451: I Wish I Had My Old Girl Back Again (Walter Van Brunt), 5161: Silent Night (Franz Gruber, performed by the Edison Male Quartette), 6034: Wisconsin Forward Forever March (John Philip Sousa, performed by the New York Military Band), 6515: Jack O'Lantern Fox Trot (Ivan Caryll, performed by Jaudas' Society Orchestra), 8117: The Hermit's Bell Overture (American Symphony Orchestra), 23108: All The Girls Are Lovely By The Seaside (Jack Charman), 23128: Forgotten Melodies (Alexander Prince), 23354: Tommy Lad (Stanley Kirkby) 81562: It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' (Wendell Hall, performed by Billy Jones and Ernest Hare)
Height 41 1/8 x width 19 1/4 x depth 19 1/2 inches.

Property from the Collection of Lee and Paula South, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Lee and Paula South of Albuquerque, New Mexico assembled their eclectic collection of coin-operated machines over four decades, seeking out whimsical pieces evocative of their shared happiness and hard work. Lee (1929-2020) was born in Kansas and moved to La Junta, Colorado at young age. The family home was a railroad boxcar surrounded by junked cars, and he often came home after school to cut metal, dismantle, and retrofit cars to sell. He met and married Paula (1930-2019) following her move to La Junta in the late 1940s, and the couple later moved to New Mexico to manage and own a mobile home park. They began investing in self-storage properties and travelling throughout the United States via RV, adding new machines along the way. Lee and Paula relished sharing their collection with others and reminiscing about the history of each piece.