Do you by any chance have the serial numbers from the reproducers recorded somewhere? If so, they'd be easier to spot if someone tries to sell them online.
I don't know why, but I have always kept an excel spreadsheet with the serial numbers of all of my machines and their reproducers if they are marked with one. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Nichol Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 4:30 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Vandalism One of the antique malls I've been in does not leave reproducers attached to any of the machines. If you want buy the phono, you have to ask one of the attendants to fetch you the reproducer. Jim On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:29 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Just returned from The Antique Gallery in Round Rock, Texas where I rent a stall to sell antique records & the occasional phonograph. All of the dealer's in antique phonographs have had their machines vandalized by theft of soundboxes, reproducers & tone arms. Stolen from my booth were the "gun-metal" finish Diamond Disc Reproducer from an Edison Baby Console Phonograph, the Diamond B Reproducer from an Edison Fireside Model B Phonograph & a Victor No. 2 Soundbox from a Victrola 100. These were shiny & all-original (except for gaskets in the No. 2) in excellent condition & played extremely well, especially the Diamond B. A few months ago a Victor No. 2 Soundbox (which I replaced) from the Victrola 100 & one of its horn door knobs were stolenThe thief did not take two Gold-Plated Diamond Disc Reproducers, one from an A-250 & the other from a C-250. These were less shiny that what was stolen. (I understand that a Diamond Disc Reproducer, a Columbia tone arm with S > oundbox & whatever Soundbox was on a Haywood Wakefield wicker upright made for some other company were stolen from other dealers at The Antique Gallery.) > > I have a replacement for the Victor No. 2 Soundbox (finish not as nice as on one that was stolen) but need to replace the Diamond B & "gun-metal" Diamond Disc Reproducers. > And, to report this to Police I would like to know what such all-original excellent sounding Reproducers should be valued at. The manager of The Antique Gallery does not know when these items were taken but they were still there when I was at the Mall about 6 weeks ago. Have they turned up on "E-bay" or "Craigslist?" > > Let me know if anyone has a good Diamond A & Diamond Disc Reproducer for sale. Thanks! > > Jim Cartwright > Immortal Performances, Inc. > > > [email protected] _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
