Its not a "floor model"..anymore!

Dave · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:08 pm

eBay Item #111160289210
Seller says there are few marks on the lid which can be taken care of.
I say to heck with the marks!..tell me where the rest of this Victrola XI went!! :shock:

Why would anyone butcher a machine like this?

Oh,btw...I'm new to this forum so I'll say "hi" to all the good people here.

Phono48 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 26, 2013 4:38 pm

Dave wrote:

Why would anyone butcher a machine like this?

Probably because at the time they were butchered, they were just old-fashioned junk, which no-one wanted. It got rid of a bit of large, out-of-date furniture, without having to dispose of it completely. There's a similarly butchered "Columbia" on UK Ebay, and over here they crop up regularly in that state.

Retrograde · **Joined:** Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:47 pm **Posts:** 959

...and a Diamond Disk on the turntable! :lol:

Roaring20s · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:40 am

Oooh, the old saw a victrola in half trick.

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Dave, there's more than fun and games here on the forum!

James.

FloridaClay · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:50 am

I have the bottom half of an oak Columbia I picked up for next to nothing and use for an end table, although I shed the occasional tear when I look at it. :cry:

Clay

phonogal · **Posted:** Fri Sep 27, 2013 4:03 pm

Found a VV-XIV table model today at the antique show and was told it is a rare one.

whoopinola · **Posted:** Sun Sep 29, 2013 3:38 pm

Too many years ago I found the top half of McLaughan upright machine...I picked it up at a good price for parts...6 months later , in a different antique shop , in a different town , I found the bottom half...both halves fit together perfectly and the cut was barely visible....sometimes you realy get lucky

Edisone · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2013 4:49 am

whoopinola wrote:

Too many years ago I found the top half of McLaughan upright machine...I picked it up at a good price for parts...6 months later , in a different antique shop , in a different town , I found the bottom half...both halves fit together perfectly and the cut was barely visible....sometimes you realy get lucky

That's almost bizarre! I have an Edison A-100 which had its legs w/shelf removed & replaced with a home-made cabinet, complete with doors. The clever carpenter then smooshed a really thick coat (or four) of almost black finish (shellac? varnish?) over the whole thing to mask his indecency. I ended up refinishing just the top part & pretending it was a rare table model. hehe.

whoopinola · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:42 pm

I was told that those Edison A-100's were called "the invalids" by dealers of the day...it seems that they arrived at the store with the legs broken off...true??? , or just a tale??

Jerry B. · **Posted:** Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:59 pm

Years ago a good friend bought an upright that had both back legs shortened. We speculated it was used while on the stairs. Jerry

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