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You are correct! I thought it looked to be the same as my Winchester. They would be the frame (and protection) of the flip up long range sight.VintageTechnologies wrote:From the little bit that I can see, it appears to be the 1917 American Enfield, which had distinctive "ears" protecting the rear sight.fran604g wrote:Nice pictures, Jerry!
Any idea how many of the Enfield stocks were made? Did you notice if that one is a US Model of 1917 by chance?
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Re: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
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Re: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
Must be a fairly recent discovery? (Hazelcorn says, circa 1999, that no Type T machines were known to exist)…phonogfp wrote:
By the way, that treadle Graphophone is the only known example of the Type "T" which is the last of the treadle players (but not shavers). It dates from 1896-97.
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Re: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
Nice photos of the museum. My wife and I missed the museum a couple of years ago when we passed through Delaware on a long road trip. Their hours did not match our travel plans. Now seeing your photos I regret that timing.
Boy the 6 foot Nipper is something. I can just see some enthusiastic collector returning from an auction driving down an interstate with Nipper strapped on top of his car. Just like "Mr Bean" would do in one of his comical movies.
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Boy the 6 foot Nipper is something. I can just see some enthusiastic collector returning from an auction driving down an interstate with Nipper strapped on top of his car. Just like "Mr Bean" would do in one of his comical movies.
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Re: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
That 6' nipper will be great for the front seat of my car. That way I can drive in the HOV lanes. I wonder what the cops will say when I get pulled over? Sorry, I couldn't resist!! 
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Re: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
Jerry, thanks so much for this post. I have heard of the museum, but these are the first pictures I have seen. A long visit to it just got added to my bucket list.
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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: Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, Delaware
I'm pretty sure the T treadle machine was part of a collection that the museum obtained sometime around 2002, which also included a previously unrecorded Edison Parlor Model tinfoil phonograph. I am blanking on the owner's name but he was evidently a reclusive collector who was not known to the rest of the community. A number of great treasures came to light, to the surprise of many.