Re: Odd items found inside phonographs
Posted: Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:39 am
Found this inside a Vic.5 "U" tube and thought it was a bug nest. It's a good thing I removed it carefully. It turned out to be a Morse Clarifier...
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Aliens...Kryptosmaster wrote:That is nasty looking!CDBPDX wrote:Do these count?![]()
Is that some kind of bug nest?
*Note to self* Never, ever look at pictures of items found in old phonographs while eating breakfast.CDBPDX wrote:Do these count?
The uniforms look Korean War era to me.never_finished wrote:I just opened a victrola I bought on craigslist and found an envelope postmarked 1952. Inside were about 10 photos from what I'm guessing would be soldiers in world war 2.
For those who may not know what a Morse clarifier is (I certainly didn't), I submit the following.gramophone78 wrote:Found this inside a Vic.5 "U" tube and thought it was a bug nest. It's a good thing I removed it carefully. It turned out to be a Morse Clarifier...![]()
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Thanks Tinkerbell. Can't say I ever heard of them either. Does anybody know what they were supposed to accomplish? I'm guessing they fit in the snake oil category of usefulness.Tinkerbell wrote:For those who may not know what a Morse clarifier is (I certainly didn't), I submit the following.gramophone78 wrote:Found this inside a Vic.5 "U" tube and thought it was a bug nest. It's a good thing I removed it carefully. It turned out to be a Morse Clarifier...![]()
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Here's an earlier thread on the Morse Clarifier:FloridaClay wrote: Can't say I ever heard of them either. Does anybody know what they were supposed to accomplish? I'm guessing they fit in the snake oil category of usefulness.
Clay