Vernis Martin "Flat Top" Pooley Victrola?!

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Re: Vernis Martin "Flat Top" Pooley Victrola?!

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gunnarthefeisty wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:07 pm the cabinet in particular is what I'm interested in. I wonder if there was more than one.
Apparently not. The surviving cabinet was a prototype that never went into production. The wood grain on the cabinet matches that seen in period images.

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phonogfp wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:01 pm
gunnarthefeisty wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 1:07 pm the cabinet in particular is what I'm interested in. I wonder if there was more than one.
Apparently not. The surviving cabinet was a prototype that never went into production. The wood grain on the cabinet matches that seen in period images.

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that's a shame. At least the prototype survived- I bet it's beautiful!
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gunnarthefeisty wrote: ↑Mon Oct 25, 2021 2:20 pm that's a shame. At least the prototype survived- I bet it's beautiful!
It is!

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