The Classic phonograph was manufactured by the Artcraft Phonograph Company Limited, 985 Granville Street, Vancouver, B.C.
Vancouver Sun, May 21, 1922, p. 23: "Arrangements were completed last week whereby Mr. A.B. Scott, the well-known eastern manufacturer, secured a substantial interest in the Artcraft Phonograph Co., Ltd., the local company manufacturing in Vancouver the new "Classic" phonographs..... Mr. Scott is taking an active part in the management of the company." In fact, he became its president.
In August 1922 they changed their name to the Classic Phonograph Company Limited.
Wrigley's Classified Business Directory, Vancouver, B.C., 1918, p. 1300
Vancouver Sun, January 15, 1922, p. 38.
The Vancouver Sun, January 29, 1922, p. 22.
The Vancouver Sun, February 5, 1922, p. 22.
The Vancouver Sun, February 12, 1922, p. 29.
The Province (Vancouver), March 4, 1922, p. 11.
Vancouver Sun, March 12, 1922, p. 4.
Vancouver Daily World, March 15, 1922, p. 5.
The Province (Vancouver), March 15, 1922, p. 11.
Vancouver Sun, March 19, 1922, p. 34.
Vancouver Sun, March 25, 1922, p. 1.
Vancouver Sun, March 26, 1922, p. 29.
Vancouver Sun, April 2, 1922, p. 30.
Vancouver Sun, May 21, 1922, p. 23.
Vancouver Sun, August 1, 1922, p. 6.
Vancouver Sun, September 21, 1922, p. 13.
The Province (Vancouver), September 22, 1922, p. 26.
The Province (Vancouver), March 24, 1923, p. 2.
The Kamloops Telegram, March 24, 1923, p. 6.
The Province (Vancouver), April 18, 1923, p. 15.
The Province (Vancouver), April 19, 1923, p. 22.
The Province (Vancouver), April 20, 1923, p. 13.
Vancouver Sun, April 22, 1923, p. 4.
Vancouver Sun, November 4, 1923, p. 12.
Vancouver Daily World, December 22, 1923, p. 25.
A spectacular console model Classic phonograph in showroom condition. This machine matches the depiction in the 1923 Kamloops Telegram ad above. Listed through Facebook Marketplace in Squamish, B.C. in 2025 and submitted to the Canadian Antique Phonograph Project by Lance Husoy.
