Hello Clint,
Let me know what "Mom" has to say, I checked with Charley Hummel & he
confirmed that Al G. was more than likely your source back then as he was for
most collectors of that time.
Regards, Jim
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From: "Clint Spaar" <[email protected]>
> Hi Jim,
> You could be correct, I'll have to see if my mom remembers any further
> specifics, I for some reason thought the town was Orange or East
> Orange.
>
> Thanks for the name of the guy, that will be helpful.
>
> Clint
>
> > Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 18:42:39 +0000
> > From: edisonstuff at comcast.net
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Collectibles - How's That For Originality?
> > To: Antique Phonograph List
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> > Hi Clint,
> >
> > I think you may be thinking of Al Gerlichtin of Bloomfield, NJ but as far
> > as I
> know he never worked for Edison. But he had a whale of a lot of phonograph
> machines & stuff in his basement around back of his house, That was the place
> to
> go way back in the 60's & 70's to get Phono's & parts. Hope that helps !
> >
> > Jim G.
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Clint Spaar"
> >
> >> Originality is when you could buy phonographs, cylinders, and parts
> >> from guys that worked with Edison...
> >> I remember going with my mother back in the ealy 1970's sometime I
> >> think around 1972 to a house in East Orange, NJ, She was looking for
> >> Concert cylinders, since she just acquired a Concert player from her
> >> great grandmother. An antique dealer told her the only place she
> >> would probably find some good concert cylinders was from these guys
> >> who lived in East Orange, NJ, they had worked in Edisons factory, and
> >> still had a basement full of phonographs, cylinders and parts. I
> >> remember going too the house, around back, and going down the cellars
> >> stairs, and there in the basement were shelves of Edison phongraphs,
> >> and boxes & boxes of cylinders, and parts. I was only 12 then, so I
> >> couldn't really understand the magnitude of all of this, but my mother
> >> did pick up 4 concert cylinders, a tube of Edison gear oil, and an
> >> Edison phonograph catalogue, and my brother & I bought about 10 black
> >> regular cylinders to play on a Standard we had bought. Maybe someone
> >> here on the list might have some further information about these guys?
> >> I'm sure they are long gone, they were both in theri golden years
> >> back then.
> >>
> >> Clint
> >>
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