About five years ago I got a call from an elderly gentlemen who told me that a friend gave him one of my business cards and that I was the one to contact for any questions regarding old phonos or cylinders. He told me he was selling his entire collection of cylinders and phonographs & horns along with a very unusual cylinder cabinet. He further explained that he was not a phono hobbyist himself but had accumulated these items at various auctions over the years, and really hadn't tinkered with or played them very much, but if I made him a reasonable offer the entire collection would be mine. But I must by all of it, I couldn't pick or chose. Included in the Collection was a Suitcase Model A Home, a Model D Standard, several morning glory horns, about 400-500 cylinders mostly two minute Edisons(with maybe 10% waste do to mold and mildew) and a few blue amberols.The machines were in excellent condition but were bound up due to sitting around for a few decades. But when he showed me the unusual cylinder cabinet I couldn't believe my eyes. I wasn't sure who the maker was but I was certain it was something really unique and special. I told him I would go home and work up a price for the entire collection. In doing some research I determined that the cabinet was a Full Barrel Herzog in Tiger Oak in pristine condition. Having no idea what this could be worth I worked up a price for the entire lot I could afford hoping it would satisfy the owner giving myself some leverage to go up a bit if I had to. I ended up with the entire lot, and with a little cleaning and lubricating had the two Edison Machines running that evening. The Herzog Cabinet became the centerpiece of my modest collection of Phonos and accesories. The cylinders turned out to contain a vast array of early comedy and novelty numbers as well some marches and ballads, and popular songs. Also amongst the cylinders were about 12 old brown wax cylinders which turned out to some of the earliest "blue" or risque cylinders in existance. To say the least, probably the most unique and best find that I will probably encounter in a lifetime. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Stott" <est...@localnet.com> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phon...@oldcrank.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 6:22 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Favorite Phonograph Find Stories
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