WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Crane

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WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Crane

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Hello and GREAT TO BE A MEMBER FINALLY! Im looking for the top portion of a Hawthorne & Sheble No. 5 Crane. I have everything up to the elbow but im missing the top portion and would love to have the complete Crane. Recorded my first cylinder this weekend. So much fun!

John Garman [email protected]

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Re: WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Cr

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Post a pic of what you have....
"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."
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Re: WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Cr

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hello Curt,

Sure thing. The case looks 100% better now. Ill take whatever I can find, even a good photo and some dimensions, or a loaner (I can leave a deposit...) A complete and rechromed one sold on ebay this week for $320... too rich for this hobbyist
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Re: WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Cr

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OK, now I know what you are looking for... I may have an extra one of these.
"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."
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Re: WANTED: top portion or entire Hawthorne & Sheble No 5 Cr

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Curt A wrote:OK, now I know what you are looking for... I may have an extra one of these.
Let me know if you have the top... Thanks!

Found one. Thanks!

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