Brice:
Have you tried Bill Kocher who lives in Vernon/Rockville, CT? He is a dealer who has gone to Union in the past. Rick -----Original Message----- From: Barry Kasindorf <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 9:36 am Subject: Re: [Phono-L] VICTROLA TRANSPORTATION needed from CT to UNION, CAN YOU HELP? Hi,? Where in Ct and what is it? I may be going to Ohio in May and could get it that far.? -Barry? ? brice paris wrote:? > Is there anyone out there who could transport a victrola from CT to Union in > June?? I am willing to pay for such help, or trade for free transportation > from the West coast for their goodies. If you can help I would be very > appreciative. > Also if anyone else needs phonograph transportation to Union > from points west of Union , please let me know and I will try to help you > out. If given a month or so head start I can usually arrange a pick up most > any place out here, and my trip to union is usually a zig zag from Southern > oregon. Let me know of any needs and I will see what I can do to help. > If > some one were headed to the Chicago area before union , but wasn't going to > Union , I can arrange for a drop off that will store it until Union. I know > how expensive gas is and I am sure my payment for hauling the victrola will > be welcome if we can work it out . Your consideration and help will be > appreciated. Thanks brice > _______________________________________________? > Phono-L mailing list? > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org? _______________________________________________? Phono-L mailing list? http://phono-l.oldcrank.org? ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com From [email protected] Mon Feb 25 12:36:16 2008 From: [email protected] (Rich) Date: Mon Feb 25 12:39:55 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> That would be an Edison Dynamo and is worth approximately 1/10 its weight in gold. John Maeder wrote: > Here's an interesting piece of Edisonia . . . is this as early as the patent > indicates? Don't know if the price is good or not. John > > http://huntsville.craigslist.org/grd/580738136.html > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > From [email protected] Mon Feb 25 13:20:20 2008 From: [email protected] (John Maeder) Date: Mon Feb 25 13:20:31 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist In-Reply-To: <003101c877eb$6ba95ae0$6400a...@hpa1514n> References: <[email protected]> <003101c877eb$6ba95ae0$6400a...@hpa1514n> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Greg -- I am actually under the impression that Edison was approached and contracted by J.P. Morgan to invent metered power and the practical applications thereof. Speaking of "one of the biggest cash cows in Murkan history" . . . my wife is (grudgingly) an executive with GEMoney (formerly GE Credit)! John > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist > Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:17:18 -0500 > > That's an Edison motor-dynamo. The design of it would date to the invention > of the incandescent lamp in 1879 or thereabouts, so the 1882 patent date is > probably right. Edison had to invent the entire power generation, > distribution, and consumer product line of products right along with the > lamp to ensure that there was a market for the lamp products. He literally > had to invent the entire market for distributed-power electricity in the > home and much of industry and small businesses. Most people either don't > know this or have forgotten it in all the hoopla over the lamp and the > phonograph. Unlike Rockefeller and Vanderbilt in his own gilded age, and > Bill Gates, Rupert Murdock, and all the other fat capitalist pigs of our > modern Second Gilded Age (have YOUR wages kept up with inflation? Murdock's > has and plenty more), Edison wasn't in business to get filthy, stinking > rich. He could have EASILY done so with several of his inventions, the lamp > and its accoutrements in particular. He wanted to invent things. He sold > them so that he could afford to buy more equipment and personnel to invent > more things. Consequently, he created the Edison General Electric Company, > together with some fat cash investors to handle the drudgery of dealing > with the whole lamp and power distribution business. When he needed more > cash for his laboratory, he sold out his interest in the company to the fat > butts, they dropped the "Edison" from the company name, and they went on to > create one of the biggest cash cows in Murkan history. > > Greg Bogantz > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Maeder" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:02 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist > > > > Here's an interesting piece of Edisonia . . . is this as early as the patent > indicates? Don't know if the price is good or not. John > > http://huntsville.craigslist.org/grd/580738136.html > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Mon Feb 25 13:19:17 2008 From: [email protected] (Michael Graziano) Date: Mon Feb 25 13:32:08 2008 Subject: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <a6414cbffe714312afd74455c3f77...@dellxps410> That's still a lot of gold. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 2:36 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Interesting Edison item on Craigslist That would be an Edison Dynamo and is worth approximately 1/10 its weight in gold. John Maeder wrote: > Here's an interesting piece of Edisonia . . . is this as early as the patent indicates? Don't know if the price is good or not. John > > http://huntsville.craigslist.org/grd/580738136.html > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
