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Your arms may be sore but I sure your happy. Post some pictures when it all cleaned up.

Rich Gordon

Here is my new to me 130, (my sidetracked treasure at Wayne). Found it in the home of the original owner. A family piece that the great grandchildren no longer wanted. If I hadn't gone to Wayne, I would not have found it for sale locally, (123 miles from the show near Philadelphia). Facebook Marketplace Local Buy and Sell can be a good place to look for treasure. It should look great after a good cleaning, (it even looks nice dirty). The XVII or 130 in this case are probably my favorites stylistically and the Oak makes it even better.

WOW!!! That is beautiful!! Congrats.

Very nice. Love that model and the oak is spectacular!

The show looked like a great one and that is one rock solid Victrola! Looks like a few gaskets and some grease and it'd be a keeper!

That's a "stunner"! I love the one I have....wish I could find the albums....they "make" the machine!
Congrat's, Django!


Iowa Dale

First, thank you for the nice comments regarding the Victrola 130. The only thing that I can really take any credit for is being in the right place at the right time.

My treasure seems to have hijacked the thread that I began. As much as I enjoy the having others voice their appreciation of this fine machine, I am still in hopes of seeing what treasures others were able to find at the show or as in my case, because they were in the area and happened upon a nice deal.

I wasn't looking to add another machine, so the show would have been a success for me just poking around, meeting people and finding some of the small items and parts that I have wanted. The Victrola was a nice surprise and it is a bit difficult to hide my pleasure in finding such a fine and unmolested machine in it's natural habitat. As others have said, they are still out there.

Stunningly beautiful!