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Cylinder Display? on Lexington, KY Craigslist

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Is this really meant to display cylinders? If not, what is it?

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Wine bottles perhaps? I don't think it is ment to display cylinders as simple shelving would be cheaper and look much better than displaying the cylinders on their side like this.

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I think it may be an Edison dealer display... a wine rack holds bottles at an angle. You could read the titles on the caps to pick what you wanted and would take up less space than a side to side shelving display.
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Seller's description: "Very neat old display stand for the old Edison cylinder records. All wood with detail molding. Two sliding pieces on the back to remove the cylinders."
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Sure looks like a wine bottle rack to me. Even has the back for the bottle necks to go through.

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At first blush, it doesn't look like the openings are large enough, or deep enough, for wine bottles.

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rgordon939 wrote:Sure looks like a wine bottle rack to me. Even has the back for the bottle necks to go through.

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I have never seen a wine rack that didn't tilt the bottles top down to keep the corks wet and this appears to have horizontal holes... I still think this is a store display, especially since it has a small tray on the bottom front to place your selections in... :?:

The holes appear to be exactly the size for cylinders and wine bottles are definitely larger than cylinders...
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FloridaClay wrote:At first blush, it doesn't look like the openings are large enough, or deep enough, for wine bottles.

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I agree, since the main part of the cabinet appears to be a little less deep than a cylinder box. The picture is somewhat deceiving but IF a wine bottle could fit in the case, more than half of it would stick out...
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Why can't it be what he says it is? I've seen cylinder racks like that. It is not a wine bottle rack. The "neck holes" some have cited, do not line up with the openings. Plus wine bottles are not stored "neck down".
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I can not be a wine rack. It does not keep the bottles at 50 degrees F. It seems thin for a cylinder rack too. Maybe he is right and it was used as a dealer rack that would take less space. It could have been a specialized food rack or parts rack too. It will make a unique cylinder display rack. Tom B
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