eBay Item #111160289210
Seller says there are few marks on the lid which can be taken care of.
I say to heck with the marks!..tell me where the rest of this Victrola XI went!!
Why would anyone butcher a machine like this?
Oh,btw...I'm new to this forum so I'll say "hi" to all the good people here.
Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
Probably because at the time they were butchered, they were just old-fashioned junk, which no-one wanted. It got rid of a bit of large, out-of-date furniture, without having to dispose of it completely. There's a similarly butchered "Columbia" on UK Ebay, and over here they crop up regularly in that state.Dave wrote:Why would anyone butcher a machine like this?
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
...and a Diamond Disk on the turntable!
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
Oooh, the old saw a victrola in half trick.
Dave, there's more than fun and games here on the forum!
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
I have the bottom half of an oak Columbia I picked up for next to nothing and use for an end table, although I shed the occasional tear when I look at it.
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
Found a VV-XIV table model today at the antique show and was told it is a rare one.
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
Too many years ago I found the top half of McLaughan upright machine...I picked it up at a good price for parts...6 months later , in a different antique shop , in a different town , I found the bottom half...both halves fit together perfectly and the cut was barely visible....sometimes you realy get lucky
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
That's almost bizarre! I have an Edison A-100 which had its legs w/shelf removed & replaced with a home-made cabinet, complete with doors. The clever carpenter then smooshed a really thick coat (or four) of almost black finish (shellac? varnish?) over the whole thing to mask his indecency. I ended up refinishing just the top part & pretending it was a rare table model. hehe.whoopinola wrote:Too many years ago I found the top half of McLaughan upright machine...I picked it up at a good price for parts...6 months later , in a different antique shop , in a different town , I found the bottom half...both halves fit together perfectly and the cut was barely visible....sometimes you realy get lucky
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
I was told that those Edison A-100's were called "the invalids" by dealers of the day...it seems that they arrived at the store with the legs broken off...true??? , or just a tale??
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Re: Its not a "floor model"..anymore!
Years ago a good friend bought an upright that had both back legs shortened. We speculated it was used while on the stairs. Jerry