Ward an interesting comment. How would the seller know that? On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Ward Sandstrom <w...@bis.midco.net> wrote:
> I contacted the seller days ago and he said that as far as he knows the > paint was applied at the factory. He didn't put my question and his answer > back in his auction. Ward S. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich" <rich-m...@octoxol.com> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 12:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] eBay GEM - Is this real? > > > > Some of these enhancements were done in the early 50s, and during the >> depression to improve mail order saleability of used phonos. To tell what >> you are looking at you would have to be doing paint analysis to date it. >> Does not realy look Factory though. >> >> On 04/09/2011 11:23 AM, Steve Andersen wrote: >> >>> I believe it was not done at the factory. Usually the factory would put >>> special guilt on the casting, not the case. Either a jobber or an artistic >>> owner did this. >>> >>> Steve >>> On Apr 9, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Vinyl Visions wrote: >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I found an auction for an Edison GEM, with rose flowered horn and >>>> decorated case which matches and appears to be old... >>>> >>>> Question: did Edison ever produce a machine with a flowered case to >>>> match the horn - seller claims it to be VERY rare? >>>> eBay Item number: 230604577714 >>>> >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/Edison-Gem-Phonograph-Rose-Flower-Horn-Case-Very-Rare_W0QQitemZ230604577714QQcategoryZ38029QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m1374QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DPI%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D8335346353050994345 >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
