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Last night I put the finishing touches on my display of small phonographs and phonograph accessories. The Eastlake book case (actually 2 units that fit together) was originally in Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's office and I purchased them from the estate of a family member several years ago. Surprisingly, all of the glass is original, and the drawers are very convenient for storing cylinders as well!

Wow! I definitely have a case of bookcase envy!

Behind glass is definitely the way to go = less dust to clean!

...and if you're going to do glass book cases, you can't get much better than these.

Stunning!

Wow! Very nice! Thanks for posting those pics!
I see a couple of Western Electric telephones in
there too. Looks like a model 302 and perhaps
a D1 handset mounting. If you ever want to put those
phones in use I can help provide the info to do it.

Chuck

Chuck wrote:Wow! Very nice! Thanks for posting those pics!
I see a couple of Western Electric telephones in
there too. Looks like a model 302 and perhaps
a D1 handset mounting. If you ever want to put those
phones in use I can help provide the info to do it.

Chuck

Those are just the spares, I have working telephones in every room

Mr Grumpy wrote:Behind glass is definitely the way to go = less dust to clean!

...and if you're going to do glass book cases, you can't get much better than these.

Stunning!

Less dust is definitely a plus! I am also relieved that I no longer have to worry about guests knocking into the Victor R horn, for some reason that thing is a butt magnet!

Very cool!

Here are some close up shots:

Very nice display. I've always had a thing for Whitall & Tatum apothecary bottles. I look for the now obscure ones....Cocaine, Opium, Cannabis, Heroin, etc....Here is a French jar made for the Mexican market circa 1870's.

Nipper looks like he needs a Trade Mark... .

gramophone78 wrote:
Nipper looks like he needs a Trade Mark...

Nipper needs to get a job!