Hi Art, You are correct this CRAPHONOLE is worthy of an award, I especially like the motor. The label looks Chinese made, I have never seen a totally worthless machine until now. Steve
> > Now I've usually given up commenting on Crapophones and Frankenphones, but > > > this one deserves an award for something.> RCA Victor Graphonole dated > > 1884 with a 45 rpm turntable. But where did > they get that label?? Did > > they make it at home??> Ebay #120054119139> > ---Art Heller> > > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> > > [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> > > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> > > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank From [email protected] Fri Nov 17 09:43:40 2006 From: [email protected] (Robert Wright) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:12:01 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Great Imagination!! References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Indeed, this crapophone is the single funniest piece I've ever seen. It aspires to crap. Almost worth placing a 'bit' just for the guffaws! If only the horn didn't look so... depressed. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Baron" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:36 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Great Imagination!! >I suppose the crank is to wind up the batteries. I could tell by the >turntable and the little black mounting bracket that the motor would turn >out to be electric, probably from the '40s or '50s, but was surprised to >see the batteries. Obviously from a very cheap portable. This at least >keeps it from having to have an AC power cord, which would of course ruin >the authenticity of the piece as a whole! > > Andy Baron > > On Nov 16, 2006, at 11:03 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Now I've usually given up commenting on Crapophones and Frankenphones, >> but >> this one deserves an award for something. >> RCA Victor Graphonole dated 1884 with a 45 rpm turntable. But where >> did >> they get that label?? Did they make it at home?? >> Ebay #120054119139 >> >> ---Art Heller >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> [email protected] >> >> Phono-L Archive >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ >> >> Support Phono-L >> http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >
