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Has got to be the seller's description on this Ebay listing

eBay Item #300451774455

That description is typical of the repros coming straight from China. MOST Canadians I know speak much better English than that!!

Oh my gosh! I literally laughed out loud when I read that. Priceless!

All I have to say is, "This auction that is put it on the phonograph give is me very memories that I like it is very good."

"The tardiness sound takes you back a special memory".

Um, yeah it take me back to some special nightmares maybe!!!

I love how the crank hole was bored out by some kind of wild chipmunk.

Hey, don't be too down about this machine. After all, it has a very large loudhailer!

You have a point there Shane. But don't forget how tedious it is to wind one of these bad boys.

"This machine still works when you sway the black curve-handle."

You have to basically swing this "huge" thing around like you would a lasso. And in my opinion, (and this is just MY opinion) all that work isn't worth the benefit of having a large loudhailer. I always thought the medium loudhailer produced better sound than the large anyway. But that's just me.

Since the shop is less than 2 miles from me.......do you think I should see if it looks better than in the pics????.You know how that can be....right???.

I'd say it's a bargain, especially if it includes that can of Coke (second photo).

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