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I dated it as ca. 1931 because it has a number of Victor records in the storage compartment, all with catalogue numbers in the high 22000 and, I think, low 24000 series. It also has a bunch of RCA home recording discs, some of which have sound on them. The machine is a floor model, not a table model. I do think there was a Wilcox-Gay blank with the others, too. Was RCA manufacturing the home recording credenzas in the late 1930s? My aunt and uncle owned one with a single arm. The microphone that came with it survives. I saved it when the credenza went out to the curb with the trash. I recall that it was functional. Plug it in, talk into it, put your finger under the stylus, and feel it vibrate. Paul Charosh In a message dated 12/1/09 6:57:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: If your friend provided a model number we would be able to get exact information. But I was going to question the two arm aspect, because in 1931 this would have been a version of something like an RCA RAE 45 which recorded on the RCA pre-grooved plastic discs with a single arm. A horseshoe shaped weight was placed over the reproducer and a rotary switch under the arm would be set to put the output of the amp into the arm to vibrate the needle which widened the pre-groove. In the LATE 30s there were many brands of two-armed recording machines that almost all were just like the Wilcox-Gay Recordio. I suppose GE made one also. Most of these were table models, but there were some floor models. These are so common in perfect condition it is probably not worth fixing if it is one of these. If it IS from the early 30s, it probably is worth restoring but I am doubtful it is from the early 30s if it has two arms. Provide us with a model number or a photo.