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The first one I've ever seen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-EDISON-STA ... SwK7FWhTHQ

Looks like a rehoused Triumph. Jerry

This is just wrong in so many ways.

HUH?! edisonplayer

The motor looks better than I'd expect, but everything is pretty crude

What do we call these new Crap-O-Phones... Fak-Ed machines?
"RARE EDISON STANDARD CYLINDER PHONOGRAPH MUSIC PLAYER - VGC. WINDS AND CYLINDER TURNS FREELY, WORKING ORDER. PLEASE CHECK PICS FOR BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BUYING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL."

Originally owned by great-grandfather Nawab...

This one really bothers me.
How did this putz get a 100% positive rating on EBAY when other sellers get docked for being a coupla three days late on shipping. I guess I shall have to further investigate a sellers past history before I buy anything on EBAY. One clue could be that this his only Ferkolagraph.
All of his other stuff appears legitimate.

Curt A wrote:What do we call these new Crap-O-Phones... Fak-Ed machines?
"RARE EDISON STANDARD CYLINDER PHONOGRAPH MUSIC PLAYER - VGC. WINDS AND CYLINDER TURNS FREELY, WORKING ORDER. PLEASE CHECK PICS FOR BEAUTIFUL CONDITION. PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS BEFORE BUYING. ALL SALES ARE FINAL."

Originally owned by great-grandfather Nawab...

I would think "Crapograph" seems fitting

It is a genuine Triumph triton motor, and Edison Home model A upper works, albeit in poor cosmetic conditon. Notice the carriage is an early one for an automatic, it does have two and four minute gearing. The crank is fabricated, and the cabinet looks to be made from an old sewing machine case. You think about it this way, Crapophone gramophones, actually in India, there is places with poor or no electrical service things had to be wind up long after other places. For instance the last few years, my cylinder blanks have been mostly purchased in Europe and the middle east.

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