Colonial Portables
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Re: Colonial Portables
Whatever the machine in the first picture may be, it is not an HMV 302. The 302 was a post war standard black portable with a single spring motor.
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Re: Colonial Portables
That one has a tag indicating that it was assembled in India, but apart from that it looks like a run-of-the-mill machine. It may be attractive for the completist collector, but again beware: the photos show a suspicious extra hole on the motor board.Teak wrote:The 302 he is selling:
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Re: Colonial Portables
Carlos, you make me insecure about my purchase! I could return the 102, I am in contact with the seller.
Is there any chance to see your 102?
Is there any chance to see your 102?
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Re: Colonial Portables
Don't worry it is an original HMV India machine ,I have seen them beforeTeak wrote:Carlos, you make me insecure about my purchase! I could return the 102, I am in contact with the seller.
Is there any chance to see your 102?
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Re: Colonial Portables
The handle is from a Columbia version , HMV shipped lots of spare parts to Dum Dum in India so machines turn up with odd bits , they were all made by HMV IndiaCarlosV wrote:The 102 has a different wood handle, pear-shaped and not conical like the one in the photo.Phono48 wrote:What's wrong with it? Just curious!CarlosV wrote: Certainly the winder is incorrect, but who knows?
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Re: Colonial Portables
Not all of the 102s had the wooden grip. The bakelite "fishtail" grip was fitted to quite a few, as in this case. I have two 102s with this version of the grip. In the picture, it does look odd because we are looking at the narrow elevation. It's a larger version of the grip fitted to the HMV 97.CarlosV wrote:The 102 has a different wood handle, pear-shaped and not conical like the one in the photo.
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Re: Colonial Portables
2 things worry me:
- The "missing" location stud on the left side. Looks like it was never there. All my other teak machines have two, with corresponding metal holes.
- The missing numbers and letters. Either there are none or it was revarnished.
Concerning the handle grip. My other 102 has the exact same grip, so that should be fine.
- The "missing" location stud on the left side. Looks like it was never there. All my other teak machines have two, with corresponding metal holes.
- The missing numbers and letters. Either there are none or it was revarnished.
Concerning the handle grip. My other 102 has the exact same grip, so that should be fine.
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Re: Colonial Portables
No problem, I will take some photos tonight.Teak wrote:Carlos, you make me insecure about my purchase! I could return the 102, I am in contact with the seller.
Is there any chance to see your 102?
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Re: Colonial Portables
These are " end of line" machines assembled in India from bits sent to them from England , don't expect them to have the same fitments !Teak wrote:2 things worry me:
- The "missing" location stud on the left side. Looks like it was never there. All my other teak machines have two, with corresponding metal holes.
- The missing numbers and letters. Either there are none or it was revarnished.
Concerning the handle grip. My other 102 has the exact same grip, so that should be fine.