Rotating Cylinder Cabinet - Who Made This?

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Rotating Cylinder Cabinet - Who Made This?

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Has anyone ever seen one of these oak rotating cylinder cabinets? There are 9 rotating wooden discs inside which perfectly hold the entire record box, and each disc holds 12 cylinders, so 108 total. George, I saw something with a similar concept in one of your books, but with pegs instead of holes as I recall. Any idea of the manufacturer? I have never seen another.
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I don't know who the manufacturer was for that cabinet. Pretty interesting!

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phonogfp wrote: Wed Feb 12, 2025 6:49 am I don't know who the manufacturer was for that cabinet. Pretty interesting!

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It is quite well-made and probably not cheap to produce, so I'll assume that not many were sold.

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For a large cabinet, it only holds 108 cylinders. Not a very efficient use of cabinet space.

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I love it! :rose:

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And then there is this one, in a period photo-
I posted about this a couple years back and no one was able to identify it-- Pretty cool- I'd love to find one like it-

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