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Universal Talking Machine on Ebay.
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:41 pm
by Benjamin_L
Now this is a neat machine, It has a very nice grill.
I always just get so fascinated by these off brand machines.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-Univers ... Sw7FRWWhYX )
Re: Universal Talking Machine on Ebay.
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 7:40 pm
by De Soto Frank
Overall shape and hardware looks like an oak Silvertone upright I have...
I'm kind of a sucker for an interesting grille...
Re: Universal Talking Machine on Ebay.
Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2015 10:21 pm
by Benjamin_L
De Soto Frank wrote:Overall shape and hardware looks like an oak Silvertone upright I have...
I'm kind of a sucker for an interesting grille...
I thought the same thing. There has to be a million off brands with that similar cabinet design.
The grille is what caught my eye, it's pretty cool.
Re: Universal Talking Machine on Ebay.
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2015 12:21 am
by phono-smitten
I was considering buying a Universal Talking Machine as my first machine a few years ago. It was listed on CL Rockford but was a bit too pricey and I decided instead to go with a bigger brand for my first. I really liked the grille and cabinet design plus I'm originally from Rockford so thought it would be neat to own a talking machine branded and sold by a Rockford company. I never went to see it in person but from the fuzzy photos it looked pretty nice:
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If the eBay machine were not too much further than a quick errand away from me I might be tempted to grab it and try to squeeze it into my teeny house just because of the Rockford connection. Thanks for posting!