Edison GEM "Crapophone"

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ColoradoPhonograf
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Edison GEM "Crapophone"

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I have an Edison Gem case that was broken at the cylinder mandrel. The missing pieces are long gone. It was too badly damaged to consider a restoration so I constructed an extension piece and built a mandrel that would accomodate a toilet paper roll. I made a straight shaft with a crank that made it possible to "Unroll" as you need. I'm going to put it on the wall in the bathroom next to our phonograph room. I don't know if it is a two minute or four minute machine....that depends on your constitution !
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does the RPM depend on how desperate you are?? :lol:
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That's clever. I would have never thought of that!
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That certainly does redefine the term, doesn't it? :lol:

A cute concept!
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Do you have others?
Might make great 2013 Christmas gifts for all of our collector friends who are full of you know what!!!!! :lol:
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What a riot! You get my vote for "King of the Crapophones". Jerry B.
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... if the cat figures out that crank, you'll be knee-deep in Charmin ! :lol:
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Good one Kirtley :lol:
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now you can whipe your xxxx with 160 rpm!
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I do believe I've "seen it all" now. What a forum.
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