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This poor old Brunswick crossed the Atlantic only to meet this fate!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281242960104? ... 1423.l2649

It must wish that it had stayed at home!

The Ultona will be of use to someone, but as for the rest......

I'm glad I haven't eaten yet. It would have turned my stomach.
Harvey Kravitz

But it's "professionally powder painted"! It doesn't get any better than that and the turntable just might work, even.

If you think that's bad, at least it's not as hideous as this Brunswick that's been annoying me on CL lately.

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/atq/4231616459.html

It does come with extra needles, though.

At least the case isn't all chopped up. This one can be stripped, refinished, and restored.
Harvey Kravitz

In the eBay ad, the seller noted, "“This was working but the” [….]

Perhaps this wretched, abused, "Barney"-colored Brunswick took its revenge on the seller, before the latter could complete the note.

Here's an amusing "seller's glossary" from the Telechron clock website; I think we all can recognize these universal dodges.

http://www.telechron.net/features/glossary.htm

My favorite dodge: "Plays well for its age"

VintageTechnologies wrote:My favorite dodge: "Plays well for its age"

So do I.

Painting a machine is YUCK-O in my book!!edisonplayer