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Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:08 pm
by OrthoFan
...a fancy aftermarket cabinet specifically designed to house a table top Victrola?
...a home-made "folk art" cabinet?
...an off-brand model's empty cabinet converted to a Victor Frankenphone?
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http://longisland.craigslist.org/atq/2461346954.html
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Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 11:54 pm
by gramophoneshane
Custom built for a funeral parlour maybe
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:36 am
by Swing Band Heaven
Can't decide whether it would look more at home in a Chapple o' Rest or a bordello
But either way interesting cabinet work on the outside - even it the iner is a bit gaudy!
S-B-H
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:20 am
by FloridaClay
And what's wrong with gaudy?
Clay
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:34 am
by larryh
You used to see those victors installed in various odd cabinets around now an then. Usually it was a small tabletop placed in a much larger cabinet, never could figure out what the advantage was too it? I agree it looks like coffin inside, not my idea of appealing.
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:42 pm
by antique1973
larryh wrote:You used to see those victors installed in various odd cabinets around now an then. Usually it was a small tabletop placed in a much larger cabinet, never could figure out what the advantage was too it? I agree it looks like coffin inside, not my idea of appealing.
I like the cabinet myself but the coffin silk under the lid needs to go. Creepy!
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:15 am
by newneedle
I wonder whats under the fabric in the lid. If there's a Victrola label there this could be a very rare machine...
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:19 am
by newneedle
On second thought, why would Victor use an XI model for such a fancy machine. Also there are no doors over the horn...
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 2:01 pm
by schweg
Maybe "Thing" was a music lover as well as an avid TV fan? It'd be perfect for him.
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Uncle Fester
Re: Don't know quite what to make of this....
Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 10:25 pm
by Lucius1958
schweg wrote:Maybe "Thing" was a music lover as well as an avid TV fan? It'd be perfect for him.
remote1.jpg
Uncle Fester
Actually, Thing was very useful when it came to music....
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