Not quite upside-down and certainly not in the class of the Vernis- Martin, but I have a Victrola Colony with a decal that was obviously torn when applied. Oddly enough, it resides just down the road from the Vernis of which you speak.
Loran On Nov 26, 2006, at 1:25 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Jerry: > I'd definitely go for the upside-down decal. This is only > the second > instance of the anomoly I'm aware of. (The Vernis-Martin example > is in our > upcoming book, "A World of Antique Phonographs.") I have a golden > oak XVI > myself, but I'd trade it in a heartbeat for one with an upside-down > decal. What > gets me is that apparently neither the dealer nor the customer had > a problem > with paying $200 for a Victrola (or $400 in the instance of the > Vernis-Martin) > with its decal inverted! It seems as though the lid could have > been returned to > Camden for replacement/repair As far as the oak example is > concerned, a good > refinisher (and I'll bet Victor had plenty of them) could have > reworked only > the single affected interior panel. Even a complete lid refinish > wouldn't > have been a big deal. It's quite a mystery... >
