Re: [Phono-L] Talking Scales

2010-04-21 Thread Mike Stitt
Thanks Allen, The article disagrees re: why the scales were not popular and as cited lays blame on the delicate mech. The writers in fact claim low volume was an issue. Now who knows, were they outside? One of the models illustrated does show a rather large brass horn out the top slanted toward the

Re: [Phono-L] Talking Scales

2010-04-21 Thread AllenAmet
In a message dated 4/20/2010 9:41:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, smst...@gmail.com writes: (more info below) I recently read an interesting article from COCA Times I thought you all may find interesting. COCA stands for Coin Operated Collector Association BTW. The article by Jim and Merly

Re: [Phono-L] Talking Scales

2010-04-21 Thread john9ten
I have to admit that COCA Times first struck me as a possible title of a magazine for the Bolivian drug cartel.. :-) Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Mike Stitt Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:01:25 To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: [Phono-L] Talking

[Phono-L] Talking Scales

2010-04-21 Thread Mike Stitt
I recently read an interesting article from COCA Times I thought you all may find interesting. COCA stands for Coin Operated Collector Association BTW. The article by Jim and Merlyn Collings is about penny scales. It seems the first *talking* penny scales originated out of England. George Moore su

[Phono-L] Talking Scales

2010-04-21 Thread Mike Stitt
I recently read an interesting article from COCA Times I thought you all may find interesting. COCA stands for Coin Operated Collector Association BTW. The article by Jim and Merlyn Collings is about penny scales. It seems the first *talking* penny scales originated out of England. George Moore su