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A couple more fun machines.

melvind wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 2:52 pm A couple more fun machines.

Boy that stand and machine sure look like the set that sold for $$$$ recently at auction in the US.

Looks like a fun show!! Wish I could have been there. Thanks for all of the great pics. Any idea what the asking price was on the F Graphophone?

Does anyone know anything about the big tinfoil phono next to the gold Opera? Original? Probably not Edison.

Jim Nichol

Inigo wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:51 am
Wish we had something similar in Spain...

Yes, but you have flamenco festivals, bullfights and the prettiest senoritas on earth!

Raphael

JimN wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 6:54 pm Does anyone know anything about the big tinfoil phono next to the gold Opera? Original? Probably not Edison.

Jim Nichol

It is a Ray Phillips repro from the 1950s. Very authentic looking.

Here are some more pics from the 2021 APS show.

Raphael wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:43 pm

Inigo wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 10:51 am
Wish we had something similar in Spain...

Yes, but you have flamenco festivals, bullfights and the prettiest senoritas on earth!

Raphael

Does anyone know anything about the big tinfoil phono next to the gold Opera? Original? Probably not Edison.

Jim Nichol

As Dan mentioned, it's an older Ray Phillips reproduction. At the expo the seller was very quick to provide details of its origin as well as mentioning it was artificially aged. I appreciated the honesty.

Jerry B.