--- Walt wrote: > ....It looks > like Dennis won't have to dig for as many mason jars > as he originally > thought! .........
> ....I think I would scrounge up a couple hundred > thousand (and ask Dennis for > some mason jars)........ Ok Walt. I believe in sharing. Here you go.... (see link below). Note to Loran: And a big thank you (big mouth Loran) for telling everyone about my jars!!!! ;-) http://tinyurl.com/ywgv84 LOL Dennis ____________________________________________________________________________________Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games. http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow From [email protected] Wed May 16 15:41:59 2007 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Wed May 16 15:42:32 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Why hasn't anyone bid? Message-ID: <[email protected]> I would guess $50 to $100 because it is not in very good condition, and what would you do with it, mount it on glass? There are a lot of items out there that are not commonly seen, I saw photos of one collection where the guy had beautiful Edison advertisements that I did not know existed. I do not feel bad for him, I searched for about three years before I found phono info and that was before the days of the computer and only because I wanted to collect. In the day of easy information access there is no excuse for such monumental foolishness. You are correct, who would want a wrinkled decal bad enough to pay over $5000 and no matter what his reserve if he started it out at $1.00 he would see what it was worth. Something makes me think that, even if the decal is exactly what this guysays, and let's assume that we could prove if it is the only one left, andthen taking into account that such a decal back in the day was probably notuncommon, it just seems that the value of such a thing could not exceed manyhundreds of dollars to perhaps a few thousand? From [email protected] Wed May 16 18:45:57 2007 From: [email protected] (Hawthorn's Antique Audio) Date: Wed May 16 18:54:01 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Commercial - new record auction and phono parts and accessories now available Message-ID: <003401c79825$1d0e3230$0600a...@tom> Hi Everyone, We know that many of you phonograph guys aren't really into records, but our latest auction list includes some reproducers and accessories that might be just what you want, such an Edison Standard Speaker for your Class M, and an Edison Model B reproducer, for your early Gem. Also lots of needle tins, envelopes, dusters and accessories - as well as a bunch of great cylinders and discs. Here are a few highlights from our latest auction #119, Record Roundup: * Five inch Concert cylinders * Six inch Columbia "20th Century" cylinders * Brown wax cylinders * Several 14 inch Pathe etched label discs * A collection of early and unusual foreign labels * Monarch and Victor Grand Prize records * Nine inch Zonophone discs * Many historical, personality and popular 78s * Lots of books, including many on Edison * Edison Standard Speaker, as used on the Class M phonograph * Edison model B reproducer, as used on the early Gem phonograph * Needle tins and envelopes, record dusters and other accessories * Vintage sheet music, including rags and cakewalks * More Jazz and Blues rarities from the Elwood collection * Hundreds of regular jazz and blues 78s * A nice library of jazz books * Record Changer magazines dating from the mid 1940s * Jazz 10" LPs and 78 rpm sets * Dance bands from the 1920s and 1930s * A long run of country music on the "King" label * Pre-war country and hillbilly records * The new "Classical Curiosities" section * Acoustic and electric classical vocal selections * Instrumental and orchestral classical masterpieces * Classical series Edison Diamond Discs * A nice group of popular Diamond Discs * More of the electric and acoustic Diamond Discs that are brand new and unplayed, fresh from an early Edison dealer's new-old stock. Visit our website at www.thoseoldrecords.com and turn to the "What's New" page for further information and a picture gallery of some of the highlights of the auction. We plan to offer more unusual reproducers, parts and accessories on future auctions, so you might want to keep in touch with us. Interested? We will be happy to send you a free copy if you're not already on our mailing list. Simply reply to this message off list with your name and postal mailing address, and we'll be happy to send you a free copy right away. We can also send you a PDF copy by email, but if you request an electronic copy, we will not send you a printed list. Sorry, the auction is not posted on our website. SPECIAL for Phono-L list members! If you have not received any of our auction lists previously, be sure and ask for the 10% discount New Bidders Coupon. Thanks! Tom Hawthorn Hawthorn's Antique Audio www.thoseoldrecords.com From [email protected] Thu May 17 07:13:38 2007 From: [email protected] (David Dazer) Date: Thu May 17 07:21:03 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Why hasn't anyone bid? In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I bet if it did sell for thousands we would all see another one pop up on Ebay in short order! Seems like nothing is really rare anymore. Dave Steven Medved <[email protected]> wrote: I would guess $50 to $100 because it is not in very good condition, and what would you do with it, mount it on glass? There are a lot of items out there that are not commonly seen, I saw photos of one collection where the guy had beautiful Edison advertisements that I did not know existed. I do not feel bad for him, I searched for about three years before I found phono info and that was before the days of the computer and only because I wanted to collect. In the day of easy information access there is no excuse for such monumental foolishness. You are correct, who would want a wrinkled decal bad enough to pay over $5000 and no matter what his reserve if he started it out at $1.00 he would see what it was worth. Something makes me think that, even if the decal is exactly what this guysays, and let's assume that we could prove if it is the only one left, andthen taking into account that such a decal back in the day was probably notuncommon, it just seems that the value of such a thing could not exceed manyhundreds of dollars to perhaps a few thousand?_______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
