Victor "C" surprise

[phonogfp]

That's a very nice wood repair - - you're a competent craftsman.

Great idea to keep the pellets in a bag with a note!

George P.

[mcgravy]

Thanks George! I'm working on the reproducer now. It looks good in the photo but there was a problem with the needle bar and wire. It is an Eldridge R. Johnson. Do you know who would be the best contact for parts for it?

Thanks,
Rick

[Garret]

A friend and I were visiting Bill Shawver a collector well into his eighties. He was selling a few things and we made several purchases. I thought we were finished when he asked if we would like to see his spare parts. Now what collector wouldn't like to get into someone's spare parts? We bought a few things and I spotted what appeared to be a nice Columbia nickel horn. I picked up the horn and spun it to check the condition. It was covered with decades of dust but I felt something rough brush by the inside of my arm when I spun the horn. I checked one side of the horn and then the other. It was obvious it was damaged by a gunshot. I was about ready to place it back in its resting spot when Bill said there's a story with that horn. He told me a man was killed in a saloon in Montana early in the very early 1900's. The bullet passed through the horn and stuck its victim. With a good story like that and a price of only $75, I had to have it. I've enjoyed owning it for several years now. If the horn had been damaged while cleaning a deer rifle, it would be a junk horn but the story makes it very interesting.

Jerry Blais

I'll be sure to remember to spin a good story the next time I sell something.

[Jerry B.]

I admit, it worked! I bought the horn. Who would want to buy a horn that was shot while cleaning a deer rifle? I wouldn't. But maybe I did. Jerry B.

[Phono-Phan]

Nice find and rescue!!! I am curious about the record hold down. I have never seen one like this one. Is there any signs of felt on it? Could it possibly be a lamp finial?

[mcgravy]

Hi Phono-Phan, When I first saw it, it was so dirty and looked old, so I thought it was original but after cleaning it I'm pretty sure that it is just a homemade replacement.

[phonogfp]

Hi Phono-Phan, When I first saw it, it was so dirty and looked old, so I thought it was original but after cleaning it I'm pretty sure that it is just a homemade replacement.

I too found a Victor with a replacement record nut. Mine was probably a lamp finial:

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... yal#p45049

George P.

[gramophone78]

Just to add regarding this small record nut....I have a nut that is very small (compared to standard size). The thread is the same as Berliner/Victor. However, I have no idea what machine it's from... . It does tell us that small nuts were made. Here it is next to a normal size nut.