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Nickeled or reproduction
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PaulG
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Nickeled or reproduction
How can you tell if a part has been renickled, or a reproduction? Is there a way to find out?
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Curt A
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
What is the part?
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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PaulG
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
Edison 5" mandrel for a Concert.
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Curt A
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
I am not sure, but considering the rarity of the item and the small potential market for repros, I doubt that it would be a reproduction. Do you have any pics?
"The phonograph is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife
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PaulG
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Kevan
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
Paul G
I know mine is repro and it is made of aluminum. Yours sure looks original to me.
Kevan
I know mine is repro and it is made of aluminum. Yours sure looks original to me.
Kevan
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wtt11
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
I guess you are suspicious about the shininess of the nickel. From my observation, it's totally original for that's mostly what it was offered in late production. More, the material used was also switched from brass to steel.
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PaulG
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
Thanks, that makes me feel better. It just seemed too shiny.
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JerryVan
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
FWIW, looks original to me as well.
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RefSeries
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Re: Nickeled or reproduction
Mine looks like that too, and as far as I know the machine hasn't been 'done'.
Keith
Keith