real or crapaphone ?

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real or crapaphone ?

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Just saw this near my home can't tell what this beauty is real or crap? Thanks alot
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Re: real or crapaphone ?

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It looks to be a real crap-o-phone.

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Garbage...sorry

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Jerry B. wrote:Garbage...sorry
Don’t sugarcoat it kid, tell it like it is !

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The old cabinet it is sitting on isn't worth much but it is worth more

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Under $ 100.00 might be a good buy for everything knowing it is a crapophone. tom b

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C-R-A-P

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Another reason to avoid these fakes is that their tracking alignment is usually so bad that they will rapidly wear any records played on them. In this case the dead giveaways are the heavily decorated thin gauge horn and the HMV logo in a style which was not introduced until 1928.

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And this is why I love the tmf honesty thanks again guys. By the way she wants $250 for it cause its a "classic "

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Sorry to hijack this post but I thought I would keep the theme going of what is real and what is not.

I spotted this Parlophone with a lid and inside horn.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/dfcAAOSw ... s-l500.jpg
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https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/GQwAAOSw ... s-l500.jpg
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/vaYAAOSw ... s-l500.jpg

Also, what would this machine be worth?

Thanks in advance and Happy Thanksgiving.

VictorVV-X.

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