One should never use a single characteristic (alone) in determining when a machine was made (or sold). And certainly considering how and when the (separate) lids were made (and made part of) the entire unit adds even more complexity. Perhaps I misunderstood your comment "doesn't hold up" as applying to my original observation that the decals could be seen as a relative (dating) guide to their manufacture. After all, if one had a '18 lines decal' cover on an otherwise early model (say 1897), one should certainly raise one's eyebrows. Or a 'ten lines' cover on a late model (e.g. 1900), altho that anomaly might well be worth the discrepancy. I assume no one has seen the scroll decal with less than 10 lines... Thank you for your clarification. Allen ----------------- In a message dated 12/19/2012 11:04:12 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
However, to use this characteristic alone[?] in determining a date for a particular machine could skew the estimate by more than a year from its true age. I fear the "decal dating" is equally suspect, despite the general pattern. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
