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Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:44 pm
by An Balores
As per title:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/antiques/colu ... 1449491193
He's owned this for 20 years and it's sat proudly in his living room as a 'beautiful aesthetic piece'. It was sold as working, but he has never tested or verified this. Oh my!
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:06 pm
by epigramophone
This Frankenphone has been on and off UK eBay for months if not years. So far no-one has been fooled.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266075789646 ... R5aYq5mcZQ
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 1:42 pm
by Steve
"A true piece of history" it says.
More like a true piece of c**p!
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2025 2:27 pm
by JerryVan
"Both the body and the horn feature historic marks and dents."
Historic? ...And this mark was made Winston Churchill. It's where he rested his lit cigar.
Columbia Phonographic Co., BH
Hmmm, upon closer inspection, I believe it's a Model BS.
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 4:12 am
by An Balores
The only interesting thing about it to me is the soundbox, purely because I have one the same, which came from an unknown gramophone about 50 years ago ( I was about 15 then!) and I have never seen another one like it. A friend retrieved it from a shed in which there was nothing left of the machine but the soundbox, a rusty tonearm and horn, which was probably from a table model and (IIRC) had a slatted mouth. If anyone can identify the make of box I would be very interested. I can post up a photo if the images in the links are not clear enough.
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 4:55 am
by Steve
An Balores wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2025 4:12 am
The only interesting thing about it to me is the soundbox, purely because I have one the same, which came from an unknown gramophone about 50 years ago ( I was about 15 then!) and I have never seen another one like it. A friend retrieved it from a shed in which there was nothing left of the machine but the soundbox, a rusty tonearm and horn, which was probably from a table model and (IIRC) had a slatted mouth. If anyone can identify the make of box I would be very interested. I can post up a photo if the images in the links are not clear enough.
I have a few of those soundboxes. To be honest I think they are just cheap off the shelf generic Swiss type with a slightly different fascia plate? Certainly nothing special.
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 12:47 pm
by An Balores
Thanks, Steve. No, I didn't think it was anything particularly special, although the diaphragm guard is rather pretty........
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:17 pm
by JeffR1
Here's a photo for when the listing goes.
Re: Caveat Emptor!
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 1:34 pm
by An Balores
It might be around for a while from what 'epigramophone' has said!
