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eBay Item #201114409097

Could it..might it..be what it says it is?

I'm not inspired by the seller as they state..."Eldridge R. Johnson was the co-creator of the Victor Talking Machine Co."

This eBay seller recently acquired a very large collection from a prominent collector of nipper items. I wouldn't have any doubt that it is genuine, many of the items they squired were used in the Nipper Collectibles books.

isn't this $750 edison mirror from the 70s though? there weren't any such advertisements actually from the era on mirrors, were there?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-THOMAS- ... 5913wt_919

otherwise, I guess it's always nice to see a fine collection bought, broken up and resold piece by piece.

brianu wrote:isn't this $750 edison mirror from the 70s though? there weren't any such advertisements actually from the era on mirrors, were there?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-THOMAS- ... 5913wt_919

That's not even the same seller...

brianu wrote:otherwise, I guess it's always nice to see a fine collection bought, broken up and resold piece by piece.

That's what happens when people pass away, there are few instances where a collection can realistically be kept intact after the owner is gone.

HisMastersVoice wrote:This eBay seller recently acquired a very large collection from a prominent collector of nipper items. I wouldn't have any doubt that it is genuine, many of the items they squired were used in the Nipper Collectibles books.

Tee shirts,lapel pins and caps?....I guess the seller is waiting to list the good stuff.

Dave wrote:

HisMastersVoice wrote:This eBay seller recently acquired a very large collection from a prominent collector of nipper items. I wouldn't have any doubt that it is genuine, many of the items they squired were used in the Nipper Collectibles books.

Tee shirts,lapel pins and caps?....I guess the seller is waiting to list the good stuff.

No Dave, this seller has been slowly selling the collection for over a year now. It was a large world renowned collection. Very extensive and with many, many very rare HMV artifacts. The collector will be missed by many. As mentioned already....if you buy either or both of the Rolfs HMV collectibles books....you will see many of these fine pieces.

HisMastersVoice wrote:

brianu wrote:isn't this $750 edison mirror from the 70s though? there weren't any such advertisements actually from the era on mirrors, were there?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-THOMAS- ... 5913wt_919

That's not even the same seller...

whoops. clicked on the wrong link on the original page. thanks for the correction.