I agree with everyone who has had a negative experience with antique shops... the odds are slim and none. Most antique shops call pickers who they know will immediately buy certain items, so the randomness of the find becomes very slight. Same with flea markets, unless you just stumble onto something by chance. I have been in a flea market on the very first day and searched known vendors for items of interest, only to find that on the last day of the market someone bought an unusual item from a vendor that I had searched two days before - the vendor held items back to show to a certain person, even though they were not already purchased by that person. That being said, I nominate Kinney Rorrer for my candidate of the collector with extremely good luck. Several years ago, he found a Victor 6 ornate horn machine cabinet in an antique shop for under $100, but his best find was in Greensboro, NC at a junk shop. He walked in and found an Auxetophone for I think, $135 - then the ow ner of the shop informed him that that item was on sale for 20% off... unbelievable.
> From: zonophone2...@aol.com > Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:25:04 -0400 > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 > > now tim > i just bought my second rollmonica with two cranks and a killer columbia by > in a local shop > lol > zono > > > In a message dated 8/18/2013 10:30:39 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > phonop...@aol.com writes: > > From my own experience, stopping in antique shops can be more depressing > than fruitful. In fact, I've pretty much given up, otherwise I'd have to > take mega-doses of anti-depressants. The last time I actually "found" > something in an antique shop was years, possibly decades ago. Of course, > there are > always the incidents such as John related which will fill the rest of us > with resolve to stop at every antique shop, waiting for that 742 to appear > -- > but I prefer to enjoy my mental health and not trudge through aisles of > discarded garage-sale glassware. I know that I may sound like a "snob" -- > but > in fact I'm too strongly affected by memory of what antique shops "used" > to be in the distant past. What many seem to be now are repositories for > what DIDN'T sell on eBay. > > Case in point --- My wife and I were visiting friends in coastal Maine, > "supposedly" a good "antiquing" area. I was bored, so arranged with a pal to > make a circuit of the antique shops in the area. Spent all day, and even > attended a yearly antique show that was being held in a school gym. Many, > many "group" shops, some individuals, but at least 20 shops were seen. The > result --- ZILCH. Here's what I saw--- > > Gem Roller Organ (doesn't count, not a phonograph) > Rollmonica (ditto) > VV XI > VV IX > Run-of-the-mill Brunswick > Diamond Disc C150 > Some beat-up Diamond Discs > Crapophone > Box that once held a Jewel Phonoparts attachment > > So, I suppose the GOOD news is, me not stopping at antique shops means > that everybody else gets all the good stuff I will be missing. I should say, > in fairness, that my esteemed colleague Mr. Paul swears by stopping in shops > and has found untold bounty in them. I guess somebody up there likes him! > > Best to all, Tim Fabrizio. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bruce78rpm <bruce78...@comcast.net> > To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sun, Aug 18, 2013 9:12 am > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 > > > I have had that happen as well, I think many of us have. You kept driving > by the > antique shop and something was trying to entice you in, but you didn't act > on > it, and then you found out something really special was there, but someone > else > ended up with it because you didn't stop when you should have. It is a > sick > feeling that does stay with you, especially every time you pass the shop > again > and again. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "john robles" <john9...@pacbell.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2013 5:38:40 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 > > You know what the worst thing is about this? He is from Orange County, > which is > a couple of hours away, but he found it in a shop ten miles from my house. > A > shop I have never been to, but meant to go to on Friday! I would have had > that > machine if I had only gone in there when I meant to!!! Makes me sick... > John > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Tim Fabrizio <phonop...@aol.com> > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2013 8:04 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 > > > Well, all those Herzogs for cylinder machines used an "internal" horn, > though > few seem to have retained them. I like Ken's idea about replicating them! > > Best to all, > > Tim Fabrizio > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: john robles <john9...@pacbell.net> > To: phonolist <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > Sent: Sat, Aug 17, 2013 9:21 pm > Subject: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 > > > Here is a pic, sorry, forgot the link! > > http://s197.photobucket.com/user/john9ten/library/Herzog%20742 > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
