I will be listing the following items on eBay soon. If any body is interested in them before I list them, please contact me off list for pictures. Thanks 1) Original Victor Schoolhouse 21 1/2" horn excellent condition with nice decal with adapter to fit a regular elbow $1250.00 2) Edison Concert early with drawer. Nice original case and lid. Carriage was repaired years ago. Serial number in the 5100's. B reproducer. Plays great. $2200
************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com From [email protected] Sun Sep 16 22:46:12 2007 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Sun Sep 16 22:50:42 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Re:Fake edison auction? Message-ID: <[email protected]> Greetings Rob: That is the third time that put together machine has been auctioned on eBay. Something is wrong somewhere. The cabinet is correct for a late Edison coin op but the bedplate has holes for a spring motor which were not drilled for the electric coin machines. The Triumph Model B topworks with the latchgate is correct for 1906 cabinet but since you are not shown the topworks in detail you cannot see if the mandrel shaft drive pulley was the larger diameter or the normal size as would be found on the spring driven Triumph. The AC/DC motor is from much later and would never have been found on this date machine. The trip arm is home made at best and not original. That is the tip of the iceberg. Lastly this machine was on eBay earlier this year. If my memory serves it once sold as a "Buy It Now" of $7,500. A one day auction on eBay for a rarity is usually to pull in the neophytes who then don't have the time to research authenticity and value. Regards to all on the list, Al ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com From [email protected] Tue Sep 18 08:01:07 2007 From: [email protected] (Ron L) Date: Tue Sep 18 08:05:04 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Edisonia Message-ID: <[email protected]> Ok, resident Edison nuts, I saw something a bit puzzling last night. We had a speaker at our historical society talk about the 4 amusement parks in East Providence RI. He used post card views mostly and on one of them of Crescent Park, from the early 1900s, there was a building marked "Edisonia". I thought it might be for movies but cylinder phono exhibition is another possibility. Anyone ever read/seen a description of an exhibit marked "Edisonia" and what was in it? Thanks, Ron L
