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I just saw this on Sunday (Almost a month after it was originally listed.)
Did anyone on the forum pick this machine up?

http://buffalo.craigslist.org/atq/5249555781.html

Gene

Darn pretty thing! Looks as if it might have some moisture damage near the base, but that's fixable, and as far as you can tell from a craigslist picture, there doesn't seem to be any real staining or lifting on the leather near the base. Nor does it look like anyone ever tried any monkey business with varnish or such to "freshen up" the leather, so it seems like it ought to clean up nicely. Says "some albums", and I see at least four in one of the pics, so that'd be a plus. I'd like a machine like this.

Kinda funny that they seem to have picked out the 1 de Febrero 1904 patent date, some of the smallest print on the badge, and decided that this was called a "Ferrero" 1904 for headline purposes. I'd give a shiny new quarter for an explanation of the thought process there!

I have 2 Credenzas and an electric 8-30, but would love to find one with the leather front.
A good friend, Mike Devecka, who runs the Wayne, NJ show has one.
I've always admired it.
Unfortunately, I've never found one in the wild or found one for sale out of a collection that was in good shape.
Do these turn up at Stanton's?

Gene

I don't recall having seen one of these at Stanton's but I do know that Ron Haring has had them. I saw one at the Orlando show a few years back that he was delivering to a customer.