Ugliest Crap-o-phone ever!

[doublemike]

fright nightmares...

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[Norfolkguy]

I was waiting for it to say "trick or treat" I wonder how they ever fitted it into a box of Cracker-Jack? Would be something to discuss with the fam this holiday season while having a cuppa......

[mrphonograph]

I can't work out whether I like this, or it's hideous.

It will be auctioned on Friday in Sydney at Lawson's (auctioneers) sale of the Robert Holmes à Court Collection.

Regards, Glenn

Link to the catalogue: http://auctions.lawsons.com.au/asp/sear ... no=7776+++

this is actualy no crapophone of bad taste yes but.. very real 1920s
its a bois noirc with fake soapstone deco oh well those crazy french!

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they even had more than one hidious model

greetings
tino

[mrphonograph]

I can't work out whether I like this, or it's hideous.

It will be auctioned on Friday in Sydney at Lawson's (auctioneers) sale of the Robert Holmes à Court Collection.

Regards, Glenn

Link to the catalogue: http://auctions.lawsons.com.au/asp/sear ... no=7776+++

Hi,

Glad this thread was brought back, the machine above is an Extrafon, made in Spain. You will find it on the front cover of the Talking Machine, 2nd edition. My partner bought this machine at the Lawson's auction, we came home with 16 machines that day, including a nice Bettini attachment on an early Edison SM.

I saw this other crapophone on ebay tonight, (posted by recordo) Damn, what will they come up with next, it would have to be the worst ever made.

Regards Marcel

extrafon hmmm weird i have 2 in my foto archive taken from an auction site under the brand name bois noirc a company aparently in france oh well it could be the same company since his masters voice is called victor in the us

[Torjazzer]

Change your car's oil AND play a record, though apparently not at the same time

http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell ... Z497727918

[VintageTechnologies]

I can't work out whether I like this, or it's hideous.

they even had more than one hidious model

greetings
tino

It is so.....French! I rather like it, although I can't explain why.

[mrphonograph]

I can't work out whether I like this, or it's hideous.

they even had more than one hidious model

greetings
tino

It is so.....French! I rather like it, although I can't explain why.

the machine also reminds me a bit of the french aerophone of wich ive seen many adds ive only seen an actual aerophone phonograph once and in a very bad state of presservation

greetings tino

[recordo]

Time to bring this thread back to life...

Just saw this on eBay Australia.

[Player-Tone]

This was taken from another thread but DEFINITELY deserves to be here in the ‘Ugliest Crap-o-Phone ever!’ thread as well:

Currently on eBay for $300!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Gramoph ... _305wt_880

[victorIIvictor]

recordo,

I don't know, that one from Australia is a long way from the UGLIEST crapophone. The reproducer is anachronistic, but overall I think it's rather handsome. The fact that it does not have an angled crank really adds a bit of class.