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Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 1:54 pm
by ts_13
Buddy of mine has this, but I am sure I will get it soon. It says 1899 models, but I cannot seem to find any info or others like it. Anyone else have one like this? any info?
Thanks as always.
T
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:42 pm
by kirtley2012
Wish it was still possible to get a suitcase Home A with Bettini attachment from $8.50
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:49 pm
by Valecnik
kirtley2012 wrote:Wish it was still possible to get a suitcase Home A with Bettini attachment from $8.50
It's even more interesting to see these old offers, (although the ones Ive seen have been a bit later) that say something like, "$15 down payment and $2 monthly with a final payment of $1.68 after two years.
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:06 pm
by Victrolacollector
kirtley2012 wrote:Wish it was still possible to get a suitcase Home A with Bettini attachment from $8.50
I often think about that, would be nice to see the ad and be able to have walked in and bought a nice machine or even those records that we want. A new Columbia Q for 5.00 U.S. currency.
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:06 pm
by Django
kirtley2012 wrote:Wish it was still possible to get a suitcase Home A with Bettini attachment from $8.50
You might have missed the fine print, "from $8.50".
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 3:27 pm
by ts_13
Django wrote:kirtley2012 wrote:Wish it was still possible to get a suitcase Home A with Bettini attachment from $8.50
You might have missed the fine print, "from $8.50".
Devil is always in the details!
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 7:58 pm
by Dave D
Is that Bettini attachment on that machine?
Dave D
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:17 pm
by phonogfp
Dave D wrote:Is that Bettini attachment on that machine?
Dave D
Yes, that is a Bettini Attachment on the Home.
I should point out that I've never seen an original of this particular poster, but plenty of reproductions. Some have U.S. dollar amounts, while others are in pounds/pence. I bought one of these posters from Tom Pollard back in the early 1970s. A few years later, it occurred to me that no Edison Phonograph ever originally sold for $8.50.
George P.
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:54 pm
by estott
I am certain that this is a fantasy, concocted many decades ago by someone who had a feeling for prose of the period.
Re: Neat Edison poster
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:02 pm
by ts_13
phonogfp wrote:Dave D wrote:Is that Bettini attachment on that machine?
Dave D
Yes, that is a Bettini Attachment on the Home.
I should point out that I've never seen an original of this particular poster, but plenty of reproductions. Some have U.S. dollar amounts, while others are in pounds/pence. I bought one of these posters from Tom Pollard back in the early 1970s. A few years later, it occurred to me that no Edison Phonograph ever originally sold for $8.50.
George P.
So you think its a Repro/not real? Thats ok if so thats why I posted it. I am not sure and have not been able to find another one like it, so that threw flags up in my mind.
T