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Record Cabinet
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travisgreyfox
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Record Cabinet
Somebody is selling a record cabinet on Craigslist, but I am not sure how old it is. Does anybody know if this is from "our" era of collecting?
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epigramophone
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Re: Record Cabinet
A triumph of form over function. For a cabinet which only holds about 60/70 records it takes up a lot of floor space.
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travisgreyfox
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Re: Record Cabinet
It definitely takes up a bunch of space. Do you think it was homemade? The same sellers are selling this Granada with it, which looks like it kind of matches.
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JerryVan
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Re: Record Cabinet
What a unique and cumbersome cabinet design, with a "hinge down" door that keeps you away from the records you wish to select.
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phonogfp
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Re: Record Cabinet
One of dozens of record cabinets shown in our book series. This page is from Antique Phonograph Accessories & Contraptions by Fabrizio & Paul (click twice on the image to enlarge):
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VanEpsFan1914
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Re: Record Cabinet
I like it. Remember, at 75 cents each, 60 records would have been $45. In 1918 that $45 would be worth $884 in money today according to Inflation Rates Calculator at https://www.in2013dollars.com.
The purchasing power in 1918, though, would have been something else. With people making around $3000 a year, that $45 record stash was a significant bite out of that.
Sometimes looking at the prices makes things make sense--and as for taking up space in the house, in 1920 you could rent an apartment in NYC for $60 a month, so people tended to be better off as far as maybe actually finding some where to live.
The purchasing power in 1918, though, would have been something else. With people making around $3000 a year, that $45 record stash was a significant bite out of that.
Sometimes looking at the prices makes things make sense--and as for taking up space in the house, in 1920 you could rent an apartment in NYC for $60 a month, so people tended to be better off as far as maybe actually finding some where to live.
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travisgreyfox
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Re: Record Cabinet
Thanks for the info George! Charles, you are correct, and I always think in those terms when I am buying records for 10 cents or a big lot of 100 records for $20. If the cabinet was really cheap I would buy it.
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Ben the phono man
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JerryVan
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Re: Record Cabinet
Who are you asking?
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Ben the phono man
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Re: Record Cabinet
Anyone who has a link!
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