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Amberola; Great collection and very beautifully displayed.I do have one question though. Does anyone REALLY need two Victrola XX,s Maybe one of those should come to my house . All joking aside, very great collection, thanks for sharing it with us.

Bill

As someone who only recently began seriously collecting machines, I'm simply in a daze at
seeing all these beautiful collections! And to think..each one has a unique story to go along with it!

Thank you all for sharing them....

Now I need to get a BIGGER house!

Dave wrote:
Now I need to get a BIGGER house!

You aren't kidding! I moved to a house a few years ago that was less than half the size and had to store/sell a large number of my machines. Very uncool!

Amberola,
What a privilege to see such an incredible collection!
Thank you for posting.
Is that an MS with rigid tonearm?
I see so many machines that are just awesome.
I am a sucker for any oak L-door victrola.
I also love the wood-grained horn on the Edison Standard.
Can you tell me more about the three machines mentioned above?
Again, your collection is fantastic!
Best regards,
Gene

Amberola, this is a truly amazing collection. I'd love to have one Victor Schoolhouse machine, you have two...

Thanks for sharing!
Andreas

alang wrote:I also love the look of old radios, but I cannot start collecting yet more stuff without seriously endangering my marriage.
Great radio collection Gene. How do you guys find space (and spouse acceptance) for all that stuff in the house?
James, that grandfather radio is awesome.

Andreas

Also that grandfather radio-clock has a grill that resembles the one on my 1926 Credenza

FloridaClay wrote:Some of my clutter.

Clay

Clay, is that radio with the horn a Grebe? The dials on the Grebe radios make the whole thing look more attractive.

Thanks guys, but these are my friends collection. I did buy most of them, for them, and keep them up and running. I just wish I had a house as nice as Deb and Rus. The oak Victor 16 L-door came from me a couple of years ago. I got it from a 40 year collector in SC. The MS is a ridged arm as is the R. The 2 XX's are different, one has the gold trim and the other doesn't. I was visiting last night and thought about you guys. That's why I took some photos. That's not all of their machines. I will post some others later. They have some wonderful uprights like a Victor 13. Not many of those around. I am in the process of trying to find them a Hexaphone and maybe a couple other coin ops.

dennman6 wrote:

FloridaClay wrote:Some of my clutter.

Clay

Clay, is that radio with the horn a Grebe? The dials on the Grebe radios make the whole thing look more attractive.

Yes, it is. I love the way they look.

Clay

dennman6 wrote: Also that grandfather radio-clock has a grill that resembles the one on my 1926 Credenza

The following is indeed a phonograph. Three years after the Psycho-phone, Joseph Pinto combines technologies for nerdy home owners needing the newest gadget.
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/mags/Mod ... _clock.jpg

http://www.google.com/patents/US1977860

James.