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I'm disturbed about the lack of the angled elbow!

Seller's description: (I couldn't work out what he meant by "SSS", but that seems to be the maker's mark stamped on the motor).

ANTIQUE HMV SSS GRAMOPHONE
IN SOLID WOOD CASE
HAND WIND UP WITH SPARE NEEDLES
ORIGINAL MECHANISM
SSS GERMANY
HORN AND SOUND BOX ARE REPRODUCTION
GOOD CONDITION
WORKING ORDER
TO SEE IT WORKING WATCH THIS SITE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Ck1IDStsQ
ADD IT TO YOUR COLLECTION

PICTURES TELLS ALL

SIZE: 40 X 30 X 20 CM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-Ck1IDStsQ[/youtube]

I wonder, a lot of these machines appear to have a genuine HMV logo taken from an HMV record album and pasted to the front of the machine. Are there that many albums still in India? Did they find a land fill full of albums?
Curiouser and curiouser.

I think they've just had the necessary decals remade. I've seen some horrible ones on my concert trips in India.

I've seen really bad metal Victor ID plates from Chinese machines that made me laugh out loud.

Have also seen fake G&T decals and some Columbia ones, too. I had to look a second time as I hadn't expected to see a G&T fake!

for some reason, I couldn't get the pictures off ebay, so do yourself a favour and have a look at this one:

eBay Item #110631303729

Here are the pics. Wow, a front mount crapophone, but still the standard ugly reproducer.

I brightened the 4th pic: look, they even put a real Victor needle tin on the record...
Andreas

Thanks, Andreas! I couldn't save the pictures but am thrilled you did because that is a machine worthy of this gallery! Imagine the damage to that poor record after just one playing...

recordo wrote: Imagine the damage to that poor record after just one playing...

I'm imagining the damage to that machine after I remove the record and slam my (booted) foot down through the top of it!

I'm amazed that someone is actually bidding on that piece of crooked junk!

It also appears the case was re-varnished by a wild monkey.
The original shoe polish must have worn off I suppose.

Good lord.