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Does anyone know who made this machine?
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toydk
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Does anyone know who made this machine?
I saw this coming up at a local buy/sell swap. Does anyone know who made this machine? I have looked in books and online and found nothing like this. Thanks!
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Curt A
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Re: Does anyone know who made this machine?
Without seeing the interior of this machine, it's hard to tell. Nothing jumps out, at least to me, to give a clue to it's identity.
One thing for sure, if you are considering buying this... make sure you examine it carefully, that there are no extra empty holes anywhere on the case and also that the interior looks original and not screwed with - reproducer, tonearm, etc. and that it winds up and works. One obvious red flag is the crank, which does not appear to be a phonograph crank, however the picture does not provide a good closeup view. To me, it looks more like a wrench or something odd...
One thing for sure, if you are considering buying this... make sure you examine it carefully, that there are no extra empty holes anywhere on the case and also that the interior looks original and not screwed with - reproducer, tonearm, etc. and that it winds up and works. One obvious red flag is the crank, which does not appear to be a phonograph crank, however the picture does not provide a good closeup view. To me, it looks more like a wrench or something odd...
"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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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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toydk
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Re: Does anyone know who made this machine?
Good advice. Thanks,
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toydk
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Re: Does anyone know who made this machine?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I may go take a look at it just to see what they have done to it!
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tomb
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Re: Does anyone know who made this machine?
Definite crank replacement Check it out.. Tom