Along the same theme as the upside down decals and the
maroon over black painted Gem is an interesting
Amberola V that I bought a couple of years ago. I was
on the way to Union and stopped at Walnut, Iowa to
antique shop. In one of the shops was a mahogany
Amberola V. When I opened the lid, I discovered an
Amberola 50 mechanism. I knew that a small number of
Amberola V cabinets survived the Edison factory fire
and were fitted with Amberola 50 mechanisms. I also
knew that it was quite unusual so I made my purchase.
When I arrived at Union, I talked to another collector
that had been through Walnut. I told of my exciting
purchase and his response was "Oh, I've seen that
machine for a couple of years." What was exciting to
me was not interesting to him.
As a side story about this machine...When I
inspected the Amberola V, I couldn't find a name tag
or tiny holes where one might have been attached. It
wasn't until quite recently, when I was doing a repair
on an Amberola 30, that I found where the name tag was
located. The Amberola 30 tag was behind the grill
along the inside of case. I ran to my basement,
checked the inside area of the Amberola V, and was
delighted to find the name tag! Happy collecting,
Jerry B.
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