My god was that an L door Victor XVI that was passed up for that price or the later model XVI? ----- Original Message ----- From: "john robles" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] My Holiday Find
>I would find a way to strap it to the top of my car. > John Robles > > Steve Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > Happy Holidays group! > > For many of you at this hour, your homes are filling with gurests and > activity is picking up beyond the routine. However, if you're like me, > you're visiting far from home and looking for ways to see the sights > nearby. > > Such was the case yesterday, on a family outing in Indiana, as we stopped > by an antique spot with items on consignment. Now, since I'm new to this, > I'm learning as I go. Fortunately, I am able to tap the wealth of > knowledge found here. I tried not to even look because shipping to Oregon > would likely not be sensible. > > There it was, a nice shiney mahogony cabinet with new (looking) brass (?) > hardward. It was a VVXVI Victrola, #17419B. Once again, to the newcomer, > it looked tempting at what seemed to be a modest $365 price tag. Moreover, > it stood next to a sign that read, "Everything Holiday Discounted, 40% > Off!". Wow, everyone said, as if getting it home would even be affordable; > I don't really know. > > Now, after reading recent accounts of letting "the great one" slip away, I > am compelled to at least find out if in the next few days I'm in the area > if I should go see it again, or simply put it out of my mind. For all I > know the current owner could be on this list and would know the item by > ser #. > > Any thoughts anyone? > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Phono-L RSS Feed > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/feed/index.rss > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Phono-L RSS Feed > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/feed/index.rss > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
