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...but this is a new one for me...a desk?




http://cgi.ebay.com/Antique-Old-Tableto ... 5635ca8a72

Zeppy,

That's just sad!


Regards,
John

Yea, that's a pity. I saw a Diamond Disc phonograph with the middle cut you to make a desk too. A true phono-holic would buy that and restore it! Who has it in them to do it?

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SonnyPhono wrote:Yea, that's a pity. A true phono-holic would buy that and restore it! Who has it in them to do it?

Or if one didn't have the capabilities to restore it, they could at least 'honor' it by using it as a stand for their Victor V or something...

That is a VERY odd piece. Someone went to the considerable trouble to shorten the side doors and to make a drawer out of the top center, but they left the crank escutcheon.

As awful as it is, I have to admit, somebody clever went to a lot of bother. Why not just buy a small desk rather than do this?

bbphonoguy wrote:Why not just buy a small desk rather than do this?

They wanted a phono-desk to go with their phono-lamp?

— MordEth

Here's your matching Edison desk that Sonny mentioned:

http://nashville.craigslist.org/atq/1403209308.html

Lovely!

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