Car Show find

[Damfino59]

I know others here go to car swap meets. I recently attended the Iola Car Show in Iola Wisconsin and came home with this Silvertone deluxe portable plus 22 Hit Of the Week records. Aside from a missing reproducer and broken spring $20 was a good deal.

[mattrx]

The machine looks to be in good shape aside from the aforementioned problems. No rust or tears visible in your pic. I have seen the repros a few times on eBay. How good are you with springs?

Looks like it will be a nice little machine!

Matt

[epigramophone]

The best bargains often turn up in the places where you would least expect to find them.

I once bought a green HMV102 portable for £30 at an autojumble (which is what we call a car swap meet in the UK) and an HMV101 also in green for £15 from a china stall at an antiques fair.

Good hunting!

[Duchesne]

Very nice~ ! I have one - I love it! It's so loud for a portable. I had to crack open the spring barrel and drill a new catch in the coil so it would function again. I have gasket issues with the Reproducing head. But I could send pics if you like. Mine was 20$ as well.... Bottom was missing.I found a suitable replacement when this faux leather bench from a 1930's dressing table surfaced. They're the exact same size.

[estott]

Nice! I think Prime Mfg built these for Sears and they feature their long tin internal horn, the Silvertone Deluxe machines do have extra details like the nickle plate grilles. Excellent find.

[Player-Tone]

Nice, but what are those things on the turntable? They look like warped records.

[Retrograde]

Nice, but what are those things on the turntable? They look like warped records.

Hit of the Week type records

[Damfino59]

First I want to say how easy it was to attach the photo! Thanks to the TMF administrators.

I've done spring work in the past. Big stuff I usually send out. This being a small spring motor I probably will tackle it.

The case is filthy and the covering is still intact with a small hole on the top. Elegant decay I would say!

The Hit Of the Week records are currently intermixed with a big pile of diamond discs, but I don't think they will ever be completely flat ever again!

Unfortunately I have bigger projects ahead of it. But it gives me another reproducer to look for at Union next year!