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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edison-C19-Diam ... SwK6RZH1RS

From the listing:

The Edison Phonograph is for local pick up at our “brick and mortal” Cincinnati antique store

Brick and mortal? Now that's funny!!

Here's another good one... an H-19 with the legs cut off. $550 reflects the "imperfection"... Years ago I restored an H-19 that wasn't "butchered" and could never get rid of it. It is arguably the homeliest machine Edison ever produced...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Thomas-A-Edison ... 1984605714

I wonder if he expects to sell it at that price. Is he the Bernie Madoff of phonographs.??? Tom B

tomb wrote:I wonder if he expects to sell it at that price. Is he the Bernie Madoff of phonographs.??? Tom B

$4295.00. Gee, couldn't he think of a bigger number than that? Another example of "small thinking".

He says "All parts present", but isn't the reproducer missing, or have I misread something?

He says "All parts present", but isn't the reproducer missing, or have I misread something? Never having seen one of these wonderful machines in the flesh, I could well be wrong.

It also has a badly cut, incorrectly coloured, homemade turntable felt. Furthermore, I bet the description of the diamond disc machine was copied of an archival website.

Phono48 wrote:He says "All parts present", but isn't the reproducer missing, or have I misread something? Never having seen one of these wonderful machines in the flesh, I could well be wrong.

It's there, but detached.

You have to click the "scroll sideways" arrow on the right to see it.

Interestingly, an Edison DD "Laboratory Model" in a very distressed (alligatored) mahogany finish sold for about $4,000.00 at one of the San Francisco juntique shops I frequent about eight months ago. For some parts of the country, the price is not too out of line.

OrthoFan

What is the difference between a C-19 and a C-250?