How much would an old Edison phonograph from 1921 be worth today?

Answer 1

Everything depends on circumstances. If you want to know the value of your machine, you cannot worry too much about what dealers get for the same machine. What a well-connected dealer gets for a machine is not what you can get selling the same machine from your living room. Location of the machine is one of those "circumstances" determining price or value. Is your machine in your home (not many potential buyers will see it there) or it is for sale at an antiques plaza (lots of foot traffic!)? Also, we must consider the region of the country you live in. A machine that sells for only $500 in a rural section of Michigan might sell for twice that amount in New York City.