Allen, I remember your article well. I appreciated it and interestingly Greg Cline makes wonderful decals I would hope collectors would be mindful of this discussion. Mike Stitt Oldcranky
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 1:09 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
