Victor in Douglas Cabinet

The Douglas Phonograph Company was a Victor Jobber, who also maintained a retail storefront in New York City. One of the things that Douglas was known for in the early years of the 20th century, was the incorporation of Victor mechanisms into fancy floor cabinets, such as the one illustrated here. Typically, they would use the parts from a large Victor , such as the Victor D, and incorporate them into a larger cabinet with record storage in the lower part. A number of different designs were displayed in the showroom, judging by surviving photographs of the store. The gold and oil paint look of this machine was in vogue at the time, and instruments such as this one must have inspired the Victor Victrolas in Vernis-Martin finish which appeared in the Victor catalogs beginning in 1910.