PATHE "AIGLON"
The Aiglon has a nickel-plated mechanism housed in a beautifully preserved walnut cabinet with original decak. The Ebonite reproducer bears the Pathé logo -- the profile of a rooster.
The "art nouveau"-inspired decal also features a rooster -- in a pose suggested by "His Master's Voice," in front of a cylinder talking machine.
On the "base plate" the serial number is stamped.
The "hunting horn" functions very differently than the conventional "straight" horn. Its long curve faces the mouth of the horn in the opposite direction of a straight horn. Europeans found this arrangement very handy. This is the smallest of the hunting horns, so it does not produce a particularly huge volume, but is is indeed a rarity, and we have left it, as the French say "dans état" or in its original condition, with the nickel plating having taken on the patina of age. In fact, it well matches the machine to which it is attached.
The Pathé Aiglon is an instrument of very unusual qualities -- compact, but cleverly designed and well manufactured. The original cabinet finish is still intact, giving the century-old walnut an incomparable depth and glow. Just what you need to transport you back to La Belle Epoque!
Price: $950.00, including one Edison 2-min. cylinder record, plus s/h (NY State residents must add sales tax, if applicable).
Contact: phonotim@gmail.com
Telephone: 585-582-1586
FAX: 585-582-2624
US Post: phonophan
PO Box 747
Henrietta, NY 14467 USA