I am hoping that someone here has or has heard the 'Talking Cigarette' Box?
It is a wooden cigarette box that plays a very small single groove record when the lid is opened.
The lid closure arm winds the spring with enough pressure to play the record for about 3 seconds.
I have the record, in two halves and the mechanism works perfectly.
I will attempt to repair the record but would like to know what was said. Does anyone know or (long shot have such a record?
Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
Let's hope you get a successful repair... It would be great to see it in action. Thanks for sharing!
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
Hmmm. Wonder if it says "If you don't stop smoking, yer gonna flippin DIE"?
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
Maybe it coughs.
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
A few of these have been posted over the years but I’m not sure what the record says... I know that a replacement record will be hard to come by so it’s worth taking the time to get as good a repair as possible. Let us know if no one else knows!
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
I think it says something like "have a cigarette" or "take a cigarette". The records are almost always broken. Mine is missing the record altogether and I know of someone else who's has the usual cracked record. It will be very hard to find a replacement record but you might just be lucky !
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
From the last line of the instructions, I'd like to see someone try "...to play any other record in this box." Even if it were the right size, I presume they'd only be playing one revolution of it!
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
Broken record-----what a "drag", Sorry, I couldn't resist. In all seriousness add me to the list of those who would like to see it play.
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Re: Ever Heard a Cigarette Box Talk?
Maybe it plays a line from "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"!