Phonospace (or, "Where's Waldo?)

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Amberola; Great collection and very beautifully displayed.I do have one question though. Does anyone REALLY need two Victrola XX,s :) Maybe one of those should come to my house :lol: . All joking aside, very great collection, thanks for sharing it with us.

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As someone who only recently began seriously collecting machines, I'm simply in a daze at
seeing all these beautiful collections! And to think..each one has a unique story to go along with it!

Thank you all for sharing them....

Now I need to get a BIGGER house! :lol:

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Dave wrote:
Now I need to get a BIGGER house! :lol:
You aren't kidding! I moved to a house a few years ago that was less than half the size and had to store/sell a large number of my machines. Very uncool!

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Amberola,
What a privilege to see such an incredible collection!
Thank you for posting.
Is that an MS with rigid tonearm?
I see so many machines that are just awesome.
I am a sucker for any oak L-door victrola.
I also love the wood-grained horn on the Edison Standard.
Can you tell me more about the three machines mentioned above?
Again, your collection is fantastic!
Best regards,
Gene

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Amberola, this is a truly amazing collection. I'd love to have one Victor Schoolhouse machine, you have two...

Thanks for sharing!
Andreas

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alang wrote:I also love the look of old radios, but I cannot start collecting yet more stuff without seriously endangering my marriage. :lol:
Great radio collection Gene. How do you guys find space (and spouse acceptance) for all that stuff in the house?
James, that grandfather radio is awesome. 8-)

Andreas

Also that grandfather radio-clock has a grill that resembles the one on my 1926 Credenza :)

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FloridaClay wrote:Some of my clutter.

Clay

Clay, is that radio with the horn a Grebe? The dials on the Grebe radios make the whole thing look more attractive.

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Thanks guys, but these are my friends collection. I did buy most of them, for them, and keep them up and running. I just wish I had a house as nice as Deb and Rus. The oak Victor 16 L-door came from me a couple of years ago. I got it from a 40 year collector in SC. The MS is a ridged arm as is the R. The 2 XX's are different, one has the gold trim and the other doesn't. I was visiting last night and thought about you guys. That's why I took some photos. That's not all of their machines. I will post some others later. They have some wonderful uprights like a Victor 13. Not many of those around. I am in the process of trying to find them a Hexaphone and maybe a couple other coin ops.

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dennman6 wrote:
FloridaClay wrote:Some of my clutter.

Clay

Clay, is that radio with the horn a Grebe? The dials on the Grebe radios make the whole thing look more attractive.
Yes, it is. I love the way they look.

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dennman6 wrote: Also that grandfather radio-clock has a grill that resembles the one on my 1926 Credenza :)
The following is indeed a phonograph. Three years after the Psycho-phone, Joseph Pinto combines technologies for nerdy home owners needing the newest gadget.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/Mod ... _clock.jpg

http://www.google.com/patents/US1977860

James.

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