Berliner 1894 Gramophone

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Re: Berliner 1894 Gramophone

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gramophone-georg wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:08 pm I'd think that anyone who has been in this hobby longer than about 15 min would have noticed the repro horn by the way the bell fits the cone. :)
George has a good point and since there are no pics of this thing, I am posting two.
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Looks like a $45 brass repro cylinder witch's hat to me. Just glad no-one got torched and Jose got his money back. Say whatever negative you will about eBay- the dispute process can be a real positive, as we can see here.
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Re: Berliner 1894 Gramophone

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Governor Flyball wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:23 pm There are various logical telltale signs of fakery that often jump out.

But the clincher was the Berliner 1894 on the plaque!
hence my joke about a roman coin with a date of 83 bc stamped on it
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:D lol I didn't caught it at first!
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