I saw this on ebay. The case looks original. I'm not sure of the rest of the machine? Is it an early crap-o-phone, franken-phone, or a hodgepodge. I had to look twice. Any opinions?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-CAMDEN- ... 2540852050
Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
Looks like a junker to me...
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
Speed control is incorrect plus those back brackets appear on a lot of Crapo phones. I like the rear brackets that say RCA Victor on them . Tom B
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
70's/80's crapophone. Also available as Majestic, Windsor, Imperial and many other names.
Here's a victor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-an ... SwZVlXmRxa
Here's a victor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-an ... SwZVlXmRxa
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Sidewinder wrote:70's/80's crapophone. Also available as Majestic, Windsor, Imperial and many other names.
Here's a victor
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophone-an ... SwZVlXmRxa
yes they were made in the UK in the 70's and 80s , BUT they weren't crapophones , they were well made reproductions made using original gramophone period motors , they worked well and played perfectly and loads were soLd as they were 1/3rd the price of an original machine , they were usurped in the 90s by Indian very poor quality items which were crapophones
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Many of these UK machines were made by the late George Fudge (1912-2002). He also made replica Edison horns, cranes and connectors which sold worldwide.
When asked why he hand painted the Edison trademark rather than use a replica decal, he replied that without this finishing touch it would not be a Fudge horn.
When asked why he hand painted the Edison trademark rather than use a replica decal, he replied that without this finishing touch it would not be a Fudge horn.
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So.... it's not a Crap-O-Phone, but a Fudge-O-Phone...
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
The reason I brought this up, is because the case is real Mahogany, with nice grain. The bracket, elbow, and horn looked hokey to me.
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
Fudge-O-Phone is as good a name as any. George made no attempt to pass his replicas off as originals.
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Re: Camden Phonograph, Is This For Real???
these weren't made by Fudge they were made in hundreds in London , nice boxes made from old school desks ,