Edison Standard for restoration :(
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Edison Standard for restoration :(
My sister was clearing a clients very damp garden shed this afternoon and just brought this round. What do you think? A quick wipe with a little polish? Anyway like something raised from the Titanic I thought I ought to photograph it quick before it disintegrates... the wood is like wet sponge!
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Nice nickel!
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Barn find! Hey, I wonder if that will catch on in our hobby and others like it did for collector/classic cars??? LOL
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Easy fix... a little Goop and some metal polish and voila...
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Seriously, take the motor and upper works, soak them in a reverse electrolysis bath for a few hours and see what happens...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ADeB6V1rQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ADeB6V1rQ
"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."
My Wife
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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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Great video. Thanks for posting it Curt.
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
You're welcome... Hope you are doing well.
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"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."
My Wife
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."
My Wife
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Funny you should say that because in the adjacent garage there was this 1951 Humber. In much better condition than the phonograph but not, I am told, a particularly desirable motor car.
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Thanks curt. That’s a really useful video. The motor inside actually looks quite good like the nickel.Curt A wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:33 pm Seriously, take the motor and upper works, soak them in a reverse electrolysis bath for a few hours and see what happens...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54ADeB6V1rQ
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Re: Edison Standard for restoration :(
Just add "ran when parked" and you're all set!
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