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This Edison Chippendale must be the saddest condition phonograph I've ever seen! For once a phonograph that really shows the passing of the decades!

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/atq/5145652730.html

This C-19 inhabited my basement shop for many years. It came to me in this condition, and as you can see all four corner posts had separated from the cabinet. The frieze veneer had come off (it was miraculously saved). Very little was holding this together. It would not support the mechanism. I'm happy say that this hulk has found a new home with the world's foremost expert on Edison Chippendales!

George P.

It looks like it's been through a flood! edisonplayer

edisonplayer wrote:It looks like it's been through a flood! edisonplayer

As to the original post, that was my first though too. Alas it would now seem to be a candidate for parts and firewood.

Clay

It's the rare model with the sunroof!

Wes

A photo to archive for posterity.

phonogfp wrote:This C-19 inhabited my basement shop for many years. It came to me in this condition, and as you can see all four corner posts had separated from the cabinet. The frieze veneer had come off (it was miraculously saved). Very little was holding this together. It would not support the mechanism. I'm happy say that this hulk has found a new home with the world's foremost expert on Edison Chippendales!

George P.

You're too kind, George!

There is always something that can be used for something! We old Yankees are known for never wasting anything!

phonogfp wrote:This C-19 inhabited my basement shop for many years. It came to me in this condition, and as you can see all four corner posts had separated from the cabinet. The frieze veneer had come off (it was miraculously saved). Very little was holding this together. It would not support the mechanism. I'm happy say that this hulk has found a new home with the world's foremost expert on Edison Chippendales!

George P.

You're too kind, George!

There is always something that can be used for something! We old Yankees are known for never wasting anything!

Sorry to say, but I've seen worse. Early in my collecting hobby, a family friend told me that he had an Edison disk phonograph that he wanted to give me. When I asked what shape it was in, he said it was practically like new. I was thrilled by the prospect.

Excited, I drove to his mother's house where it was kept. On arrival, his mother pointed me to a shed in the back yard where it had been stored for the past 4 years. When I entered the shed, my heart sank - the metal roof was rusted out, full of big holes and the phonograph was a rotted mass that literally fell apart and collapsed to the floor when I touched it! All the metal parts were corroded or rusty. I left with only the corroded reproducer, hoping the diamond was salvageable. Nope, the diamond was too worn.

VintageTechnologies wrote:Sorry to say, but I've seen worse. Early in my collecting hobby, a family friend told me that he had an Edison disk phonograph that he wanted to give me. When I asked what shape it was in, he said it was practically like new. I was thrilled by the prospect.

Excited, I drove to his mother's house where it was kept. On arrival, his mother pointed me to a shed in the back yard where it had been stored for the past 4 years. When I entered the shed, my heart sank - the metal roof was rusted out, full of big holes and the phonograph was a rotted mass that literally fell apart and collapsed to the floor when I touched it! All the metal parts were corroded or rusty. I left with only the corroded reproducer, hoping the diamond was salvageable. Nope, the diamond was too worn.

That reminds me of a 1947 Phillco I was given, it was once a very nice phono, and had a letter with it from Phillco in response to a letter written to them from the original owner extolling its virtues in the 70s. Sadly it to was stored in a shed and was beyond repair.