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Here's a picture of a genuine barn find. It turned up in a West Virginia on-line auction a few days ago. I wouldn't have driven from Maryland just for this (I got something else) but glad I did. I had a mahogany VV-VI case in excellent shape. It didn't have a crank (now does); didn't have a reproducer (now does); didn't have the four corner bolts for the motorboard (now does); didn't have the two knobs for the front doors (now does); and didn't have the lift knob (now does). And most importantly, my mahogany machine had the wrong motor; it now has the proper motor from this junker, which is to say the motor in this junker runs just fine. Victor built a robust machine. The junker had all those parts. It also had many, many dried-out, thoroughly dessicated, dead stinkbugs inside the case. Not bad for a hammer price of $4, not counting gas. The reproducer alone was worth the trip, gas and all.

John

Good job, John !! The VI has seen some tough days--- Perhaps a genuine VV-VI from the War of 1812
Parts are always good to find-- That case may clean up better than you'd expect--- Glad you could complete the mahogany VV-VI . They don't turn up very often--

Brad Abell

Great save!!!! Let's see some pictures of it after you worked on it.