Pair o' Polys

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Pair o' Polys

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Mark Albertson stopped by my house this afternoon with his latest acquisition, an Edison four-clip Standard with Polyphone attachment and Bacigalupi decal. It's a twin to my own so we set them side by side for comparison. I doubt there have been two of these together since Bacigalupi's store was wiped out in the 1906 earthquake.

I was hoping the serial numbers might be close (Mark owns a Berliner lever wind that is only one number away from my own!) but there was a 10,000 difference.

Here are the twins. Mine's on the left.
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Wow!!! I think my ticker just skipped a couple beats.

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Rene,

Now that's a picture you won't see too often, if at all again.


Looks like one of the decals was put on after a bad day.

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Yes, it looks like your decal was applied during the quake. Wonderful photo. Jerry
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Actually, I've seen more Bacigalupi decals applied at an angle than straight. ;)
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I'd be happy with that decal upside down. Thanks, Jerry
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Now that's a sight for four eyes... :) VERY nice!

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Could this be the beginning of QUAD? :mrgreen:
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What a sweet reunion. Thank you both for sharing.
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Beautiful! Did you play them both to see if they have the same sound?

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