CL – A Tale of 2 Grafonolas – Greater Vancouver, BC

[Lah Ca]

No association with either seller.

North Vancouver: Antique Columbia Grafonola Wind Up Oak Gramophone - $129 (about $93 US)

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn/at ... 36104.html

Works. Bottom changed, missing right door, lid hinge.
Here is a link to show it is working:
https://youtu.be/qU8xR9Rcr60

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Coquitlam: Oak gramophone - $90 (about $65 US)

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/at ... 75167.html

Table top oak gramophone made by Columbia (model 35?). Needs restoration.

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For me .... it is a far, far better thing that I do (not buy), than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

[JerryVan]

I don't believe I've ever seen the "dust ring" on an inside horn Columbia before. Interesting.

[Cody K]

Early, probably. My 'Elite' has one.

(I see it's doing that thing where the picture posts sideways. Don't know how to fix it, but I guess it's no big deal.)