Thanks. I just found one that looks completely original. If you pull up a close up of the Center Photo you will get a good look at that so-called Violin Fibre Tone Arm/Horn should look like. Note the dark Mahogany Color of the metal cabinet.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/6056299 Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vinyl Visions" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 7:47:39 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph?? I am positive that Bruce is right... I was just wondering about possible variations. > Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 16:53:58 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph?? > > This machine as I said is all wrong. The one that appeared on ebay a couple > of years ago was correct. It had the fiber tone and the correct reproducer, > it was correct color but it was missing the Motor. This is definitely a > CAROLA but it has definitely been altered from its original state. If you can > live with that drastic alteration of the original then by all means shell out > some dough, its whatever makes you happy. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vinyl Visions" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 11:40:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph?? > > > Hi John,Even though my 2 cents is only worth 2 cents, I have a couple of > questions: does the paint look re-done? Does it crank and play a record all > the way through? Does the needle hit the center of the turntable spindle, as > it would be very difficult to find another tonearm/reproducer that would be > exactly the right length to fit this cabinet, if it has been altered from > original. Why would anyone go to the difficulty of altering a cheap machine > in the first place? A portable would have probably been more expensive in the > past than this machine and these parts don't really look like a portable - > look at other CrapoPhones for a comparison. Are there extra holes in the > cabinet? These things were made in a time when variations were common, so the > fibre arm may or may not have worked as planned or been too expensive, etc. > and may have been factory altered with a metal tonearm... who knows? The > graining looks good, but if it is actually supposed to be dark mahogany > woodgrainin g, > > it looks wrong - again variations may have been made, which may still be > original. Carola and other small machine makers did odd things sometimes and > I am not sure that the product control was as good as other manufacturers. > The crank does not appear to stick out too far, and fits the original > hole/escutcheon from what I can observe... don't totally write it off without > doing more research. I would email Tim Fabrizio, and ask if he has ever seen > this machine, as oddballs turn up everyday. If anyone can give you an expert > opinion on this, I believe that he can. If you believe that it might be > worthwhile, give the seller a copy of these posts and see if he will come > down on the price... $100?Curt > > > Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:48:17 -0700 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Phono-L] Is this a children's phonograph?? > > > > Hello all > > There is a phonograph I am considering buying for resale, ostensibly a > > children's phonograph that looks liks a small victrola. It is made of > > woodgrained metal and is nice looking. Can anyone give me an idea of value? > > I know some small phonographs weren't actually children's phonographs, and > > I am interested in the history of this one. Pics can be seen here: > > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/Mini%20Victrola/ > > Thanks! > > John Robles > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
