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Some may think I'm making this up as I go. However, I can prove this with a pic. Why would any company name their Phonograh needles in such a way..???. Afterall, these are not condom packets one is buying...or is that 'getting' lucky..??... .

Could it be a play on the word "lucky" from Lucky Lindy..??. Just speculation on my part.

I just had to buy this. It will require a little restoration. Still, a very unusual item.

Has another member seen this product before..??.

Nice find. I've never seen one.

Maybe they had been lucky, to have a phonograph needle at all...

These were made by the Mafia in tribute to Lucky Luciano...
http://themobmuseum.org/notable_names/lucky-luciano/

I think I recall having a 78 record the 's label was Harmony I wonder if that same co. might have made or marketed needles.
Allen

A Ford 1 wrote:I think I recall having a 78 record the 's label was Harmony I wonder if that same co. might have made or marketed needles.
Allen

Your correct Allen. A member was kind enough to post a pic of a Harmony "Lucky" needle tin. I don't think these are related, but share the word 'Lucky'.
"Call Me Lucky" needles does not seem to be the right descriptive name (see attached). "Call Me Garbage" seems more appropriate... .

Would anyone like some to try on their nice records.??.. .

I have some records that look like they have been played with those needles... I wondered where they obtained them.

Hence, the name... after you play a record with those and no discernible damage has been done... you say - OMG "Call Me Lucky"

Curt A wrote:I have some records that look like they have been played with those needles... I wondered where they obtained them.

Hence, the name... after you play a record with those and no discernible damage has been done... you say - OMG "Call Me Lucky"

That's an old joke in the collecting world. Believe me, it ain't getting any funnier.

Wolfe wrote:

Curt A wrote:I have some records that look like they have been played with those needles... I wondered where they obtained them.

Hence, the name... after you play a record with those and no discernible damage has been done... you say - OMG "Call Me Lucky"

That's an old joke in the collecting world. Believe me, it ain't getting any funnier.

Must you be so mean?

^ Huh ?

I was just relating my long experience in trading collector jokes and jargon.