I really enjoyed this little time capsule from 1965. Thanks for sharing it.
Andy Baron On Aug 15, 2008, at 5:44 PM, ClockworkHome at aol.com wrote: > Yes, originality is the desired goal and is getting more difficult > to find as > time goes by. I feel sorry for the newbies entering the hobby today > who > strive for this. Just this month on eBay was a "never been played > brown wax > record" in a ratty Gold Molded box and an Edison Electric Phonograph > which is an M > motor base with a late Model A Triumph topworks that has craftsman > added idler > pulleys to the topworks but with no pulley stanchions and a serial > number on > a patent plate way to high. > > I really do miss the golden days when I would answer an ad for a > phonograph > in the newspaper. One was for an Amberola DX which I still own. It > read > simply Edison Amberola $275 which in 1965 was rather high but I > called and went > anyway. The very old couple selling the machine had it sitting on a > curved front > Hertzog matching oak record cabinet full of desirable titles of Blue > Amberols. I asked them what they wanted for the cabinet and they > said nothing since > it went with the phonograph. I told them the combination was worth > much more. > They simply would not take more than $275. As I was packing my new > treasures > I asked what was so special about the figure $275 and they responded > that was > what the vet's bill was for their cocker spaniel to get a new gold > tooth! > > Regards to All and may all your finds be rare ones... > > Al > > > > **************Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your > budget? > Read reviews on AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/cars-Volkswagen-Jetta-2009/expert-review?ncid=aolaut00030000000007 > > ) > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
