I would not assume he is trying to cheat anyone. The paint does look "aged" and could have very likely been done when it was new.It looks professional, Although it was certainly not done at the factory, he may just not know that.
-- Bill Taney Sent From My iPad On Apr 10, 2011, at 6:53 AM, bruce78...@comcast.net wrote: > "He said that as far as he knows the paint was applied at the factor", And > where pray tell did he derive that knowledge from ? Me thinks very strongly, > that it is a figment of his vast imagination !! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steven Medved" <steve_nor...@msn.com> > To: "Phono-l" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2011 11:16:47 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > >> Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2011 11:55:15 -0700 >> From: smst...@gmail.com >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? >> >> Ward an interesting comment. How would the seller know that? >> >> On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Ward Sandstrom <w...@bis.midco.net> wrote: >> >>> I contacted the seller days ago and he said that as far as he knows the >>> paint was applied at the factory. He didn't put my question and his answer >>> back in his auction. Ward S. >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <rich-m...@octoxol.com> >>> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> >>> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 12:09 PM >>> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? >>> >>> >>> >>> Some of these enhancements were done in the early 50s, and during the >>>> depression to improve mail order saleability of used phonos. To tell what >>>> you are looking at you would have to be doing paint analysis to date it. >>>> Does not realy look Factory though. >>>> >>>> On 04/09/2011 11:23 AM, Steve Andersen wrote: >>>> >>>>> I believe it was not done at the factory. Usually the factory would put >>>>> special guilt on the casting, not the case. Either a jobber or an >>>>> artistic >>>>> owner did this. >>>>> >>>>> Steve >>>>> On Apr 9, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Vinyl Visions wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I found an auction for an Edison GEM, with rose flowered horn and >>>>>> decorated case which matches and appears to be old... >>>>>> >>>>>> Question: did Edison ever produce a machine with a flowered case to >>>>>> match the horn - seller claims it to be VERY rare? >>>>>> eBay Item number: 230604577714 >>>>>> >>>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Edison-Gem-Phonograph-Rose-Flower-Horn-Case-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ230604577714QQcategoryZ38029QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m1374QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DPI%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8335346353050994345 >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
