They are scarce to find in the wild, but not particularly rare. Manufactured by the Endlessgraph Company. They are usually found missing the original shade, or the original shade is in tatters. There are two variants that I'm aware of -- one with an eagle as a lid handle, the other with a Statue of Liberty. One arm contains a rotary electric switch to turn on/off the lights and turntable motor; the other arm contains a rotary 'choke' to control the volume. There is a mythology about (all) phonograph lamps that they were frequently used bedside in brothels to 'time' the visit of the customer to the length of a phonograph record -- whether 10" or 12" I don't know, but they say size matters lol! I would urge care with the metal phono lamps (Fairy, Burns-Pollack, etc.) in that if there is a short inside they can be quite dangerous. Be sure to proceed with caution on any unrestored lamp. Personally, I like the appearance and build of the Fairy more than others. When non-c ollectors visit my collection, they are usually unimpressed by the super-rare stuff, but they always remark and remember the phono lamp! They are a good 'showboat' machine to impress the unwashed!
> Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:54:56 +0000 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] 116368427160907689354 shared an album with you. > > Let's try this again. I have posted a photo of this phonograph on this > site. > > I was out walking the antique stores today and at one of them they had what > they described as a rare "Fairy" phonograph lamp. It does not have the > original shade on it. Attached is a picture. I've never heard of one of > these things, let alone seen one. They want $1,499.00 for it. Is that > completely out of line, considering it is missing the original shade? Is > this a Frankenphone or was this really a rare phonograph as they claim? I > would appreciate your feedback. > > Tom > > https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=116368427160907689354&target=ALBUM&id=5675436197050428017&locked=true&authkey=Gv1sRgCMr4qcGLxuOSZQ&invite=CIrTlbsE&feat=email > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: email.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 9726 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/attachments/20111116/98b15fa6/attachment.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
