First A-290 I've seen around here.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:26 pm

Looks like a decent A-290. I think the glass drawer knob has been replaced with something else. Can't really see it in the pic well enough.

http://bellingham.craigslist.org/atd/5484314022.html

TinfoilPhono · Post by **TinfoilPhono** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:34 pm

What a steal!!

Post by **fran604g** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:24 pm

Wow, wouldn't I love this...too bad it's on the whole other side of the continent! (As usual, it seems, lol)

Fran

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:36 pm

fran604g wrote:Wow, wouldn't I love this...too bad it's on the whole other side of the continent! (As usual, it seems, lol)

Fran

Same here. About 3,000 miles away. A handsome case with the inlay.

Clay

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:38 pm

fran604g wrote:Wow, wouldn't I love this...too bad it's on the whole other side of the continent! (As usual, it seems, lol)

Fran

My daughter lives about 3 miles from it. I'm debating whether or not to go check it out. The price is way to high (I think), but it would look nice next to my B 275. Maybe I'll just tell the wife that I miss my daughter, but "since we're here" we might as well go take a look.

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:53 pm

I would be very reluctant to say that the price is "way too high." This was a high-end machine selling for $290 in 1912, about $7,000 in current dollars, and I would be surprised if they were made in any real volume. A real collector's piece.

Clay

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:58 pm

FloridaClay wrote:I would be very reluctant to say that the price is "way too high." This was a high-end machine selling for $290 in 1912, about $7,000 in current dollars, and I would be surprised if they were made in any real volume. A real collector's piece.

Clay

Thanks Clay... Now you really have me thinking about driving up to look at it. Seems like a lot to me, but you've put it into perspective..... In good working order and with a decent cabinet, what would you consider a fair price? Hmmmmmmm Decisions, decisions...

TinfoilPhono · Post by **TinfoilPhono** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:35 pm

According to Frow, only 167 were sold. That calculates to a mere 0.00047% of the more than 356,000 Diamond Disc phonographs which Edison produced in total. This is a rare machine, worth a few multiples of the asking price.

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 3:55 pm

TinfoilPhono wrote:According to Frow, only 167 were sold. That calculates to a mere 0.00047% of the more than 356,000 Diamond Disc phonographs which Edison produced in total. This is a rare machine, worth a few multiples of the asking price.

167 sold? That's it? I'm outta here... Headed north. I'll let ya know what happens...

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 4:26 pm

Hope you get it and will post lots of pictures here.

I'm only a little jealous.

Clay

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