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I once sold a phonograph for about $4,000 to a gentleman who lived far away in the Northeast. He asked if I could hold it until his brother could stop by and pick it up, as he would be travelling north soon. I said sure, no problem.

Well, his brother came by, took one look at the machine, and stated "my brother must have lost his mind, I wouldn't pay $100 for a stupid antique phonograph that can't even be plugged in".

There you have it, one man's treasure is another's trash.

Raphael

orpington wrote:Thank you! I forgot about these books! If one had to purchase only 1 or 2 which would you recommend if one is into cylinder photographs only? If prices are relevant now and we're when these books were written but seemed outdated in 2005 it suggests a softening of the market.

The books are way out of date. I sold this one for 2000.00 this year. It also had a D reproducer. So you know I didn't have that in it.