Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If I collected Gems on a large scale,
it would be unusual to have. One dead give away that the paint is not
"original to the date of manufacture" is the lid. Notice the flathead nails
on the edges to hold down the glue failure? Near the nails are gouges that
were painted after the nailing and in other spots are chips of the same type
not painted. It looks to my eye like it was done years ago but still old
enough for the lid to have become unglued in a hot attic or damp
basement...see mold on cylinder. Or not....
Bruce M.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Horenstein" <jay.horenst...@gmail.com>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real?
Factory painted or not, I think it looks nice. If I wanted a gem, I would
buy it, if the price was right.
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