picked up super rare edison for 30 bucks

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:51 pm

I just picked up a super rare Edison "short legged floor model" off ebay for $30.00 . the lady said it is a factory cabinet and has not been modified

. any way 30 bucks and 15 miles each way it's mine. to my surprise the reproducer was inside the horn area. it does play fine and hey , do you have a rare edison short leg phonograph

http://www.ebay.com/itm/antique-edison- ... true&rt=nc

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:06 pm

Short floor models ARE (fortunately) very rare, since they were made as "salesman's samples" and for the very limited market of small circus performers...

Phonofreak · Post by **Phonofreak** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:18 pm

You still did good with this "Rare Short Legged" Edison. The parts are worth at least the $30.00 you paid for it.
Harvey Kravitz

hearsedriver · Post by **hearsedriver** » Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:01 pm

That's the rare "chair-side" model.

Post by **Lucius1958** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 3:54 am

The elusive A-90!

Bill

flashpanblue · Post by **flashpanblue** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:45 am

Hello,
If it were mine I would consider making it into a table top model like the " Chalet'. You could remove the rest of the legs and buy a nice piece of oak moulding to trim around the bottom.
Pete

Post by **fran604g** » Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:16 am

Sellers Description: Rare Short Floor Model Edison , Top of the line. Plays Good 1962 Model

"1962 Model". Wow, must be the rarest of the rare.

-Fran

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Mon Mar 13, 2017 10:47 pm

flashpanblue wrote:Hello,
If it were mine I would consider making it into a table top model like the " Chalet'. You could remove the rest of the legs and buy a nice piece of oak moulding to trim around the bottom.
Pete

I really like that idea...

Dedrums · Post by **Dedrums** » Tue Mar 14, 2017 7:31 am

Nice find

startgroove · Post by **startgroove** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:56 pm

We have one of those too. I always thought it had the legs cut off. Is this really a salesman's sample? A chairside version?

BTW, the grille on this one is probably incorrect. It appears to be a home made one.

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