Was this a period-era radio job?

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phonophan79
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Was this a period-era radio job?

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It looks like someone said "I can install a radio in my phonograph myself".

http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/clt/1011143857.html

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Re: Was this a period-era radio job?

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phonophan79 wrote:It looks like someone said "I can install a radio in my phonograph myself".
I think you’re right, although (and it’s hard to be certain from the small Craigslist image) it looks like they did a good job of it.

Out of curiosity—anyone have an idea what it might cost to fix this machine?

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Claxtonola phonograph — $75 (Ozaukee County)

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Date: 2009-01-28, 11:09AM CST

Golden-throated Claxtonola phonograph from Brenard Manufacturing Company—Iowa City, Iowa. Has Radio Freed Eisomann radio receiver—model 30, no. 305947. The player arm is broken and it has been stored for the past 40 years. The radio is battery operated. One tube is missing from radio. The turntable works.

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Re: Was this a period-era radio job?

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The Freed-Eisemann model 30 dates from 1926, and the phonograph would appear to be several years older, so it looks like an owner conversion. I think that this sort of conversion was not uncommon at the time, and helped to preserve the investment in the phonograph.

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