Sorry, thought I had sent that.. it was an Edison Standard model B with 2/4 gearing added. Had a nickleled mg horn with orig crane. John
Peter Fraser <pjfra...@alamedanet.net> wrote: so what did it end up actually being? On Aug 11, 2006, at 2:45 PM, john robles wrote: > Very apt, I thought of that too. It's probably an Amberola I. > > Richard Rubin wrote: In my experience, > when people mistakenly use the term "Victrola," they're > usually talking about an inside-horn machine. If it were an outside > horn > machine thay would have most like said "gramophone" or just > phonograph. My > guess would be that it's an Amberola. > > >> From: john robles >> Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List > >> To: Antique Phonograph List > >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola >> Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:50:12 -0700 (PDT) >> >> I had thought about that. Of course the CAPS show is this weekend >> too... >> >> phonofo...@aol.com wrote: If it is high valued machine you may be >> able to >> create the chance of purchasing the machine by offering a higher >> but a very >> fair price. If it is an opera in original condition offer at least >> $2500 >> and see what they say. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: john9...@pacbell.net >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Sent: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:33 AM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola >> >> >> I hope it's an Ediphone. I'd be sick if it were an Opera... >> >> estott wrote: Could be anything from an Opera to an >> Ediphone. >> >> Eric Stott >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "john robles" >> To: >> >> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:20 AM >> Subject: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola >> >> >>> Hi All >>> I got a call from a local antique store, someone needs their 'Edison >>> Victrola' spruced up because they have a buyer for it. I called the >> owner, >>> who sounds like she is about sixty-something, and she told me she >>> inherited it from her dad. I expected it to be a Diamond Disc >>> machine, >> but >>> it is a cylinder player. I haven't seen it yet, but the fact that >>> she >>> already has a buyer and that it is going to pass through my hands >>> before >>> it goes to its new home makes me think it will be something really >> choice >>> like an Idelia, and that she will have sold it to the other party >>> for >> like >>> $250 or something and I will have no chance to rescue it! It >>> comes with >>> several cylinders too, the ming fairly boggles at what could be >>> there, >>> when a machine passes from its original family...Oh, but the one >> drawback >>> is that she says she doesn't have any needles for it.... >>> john Robles >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L@oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L@oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> ___ >> Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, >> email and >> IM. All on demand. Always Free. >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L@oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> Phono-L@oldcrank.org >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > Phono-L@oldcrank.org > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L@oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
