Don't know quite what to make of this....

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OrthoFan
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Don't know quite what to make of this....

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...a fancy aftermarket cabinet specifically designed to house a table top Victrola?

...a home-made "folk art" cabinet?

...an off-brand model's empty cabinet converted to a Victor Frankenphone?


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Custom built for a funeral parlour maybe :? :)
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Can't decide whether it would look more at home in a Chapple o' Rest or a bordello :)

But either way interesting cabinet work on the outside - even it the iner is a bit gaudy!

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And what's wrong with gaudy? :lol:

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You used to see those victors installed in various odd cabinets around now an then. Usually it was a small tabletop placed in a much larger cabinet, never could figure out what the advantage was too it? I agree it looks like coffin inside, not my idea of appealing.
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larryh wrote:You used to see those victors installed in various odd cabinets around now an then. Usually it was a small tabletop placed in a much larger cabinet, never could figure out what the advantage was too it? I agree it looks like coffin inside, not my idea of appealing.

I like the cabinet myself but the coffin silk under the lid needs to go. Creepy!
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I wonder whats under the fabric in the lid. If there's a Victrola label there this could be a very rare machine...
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On second thought, why would Victor use an XI model for such a fancy machine. Also there are no doors over the horn...
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Post by schweg »

Maybe "Thing" was a music lover as well as an avid TV fan? It'd be perfect for him.
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schweg wrote:Maybe "Thing" was a music lover as well as an avid TV fan? It'd be perfect for him.
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Actually, Thing was very useful when it came to music....
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