Hello everyone, My best antique store finds are at least 10 years behind me. but back around then, I found 2 Herzog oak half barrels (one w/orig. pegs) both with original finish, another one completely painted orange inside and out without the shelves (what a restoration nightmare!), A nice Triumph A with an extremely rare cylinder cabinet - it didn't have pegs, it had dainty little spindles with 4 small wood rods surrounding the spindle which centered the cylinder. Now this find came as a result of a conversation with the store owner who had these items on a picture on his bulletin board. Had I not told the proprietor I was looking for phono items, I never would have gotten it! Anyways, I also found a pink lambert for 5 bucks, a nice little Columbia AP, Let us not Forget cyl for 2 bucks, lots of cylinders, a pristine 5" concert record, several horns, a couple of homes and standards and other odds and ends. The best thing I ever came across, but wasn't able to get, was a Regina Hexaphone! A small shop outside of Buffalo just got it in a few days before and already had a buyer lined up for it and wouldn't even entertain an offer for it - RATS! All of these finds were located between Erie, PA and Buffalo, NY. But since then, there was a rapid decline in good finds - probably due to ebay, and also a lot of shops closed up because of the big reccession around 2008 or so.
So I too share most of the negative sentiments about hunting antique shops presently. BUT, there still is that chance as proven in the prior posts! Jim Reisenweber Erie -----Original Message----- From: Vinyl Visions <[email protected]> To: phono-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 8:20 am Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Picture of the Herzog 742 I agree with everyone who has had a negative experience with antique shops... he odds are slim and none. Most antique shops call pickers who they know will mmediately buy certain items, so the randomness of the find becomes very light. Same with flea markets, unless you just stumble onto something by hance. I have been in a flea market on the very first day and searched known endors for items of interest, only to find that on the last day of the market omeone 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 ot already purchased by that person. That being said, I nominate Kinney Rorrer or my candidate of the collector with extremely good luck. Several years ago, e 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 ound an Auxetophone for I think, $135 - then the ow ner of the shop informed him that that item was on sale for 20% off... nbelievable. > From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 14:25:04 -0400 To: [email protected] 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, [email protected] 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, here 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 <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> To: [email protected] 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 <[email protected]> To: phonolist <[email protected]> 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 ______________________________________________ hono-L mailing list ttp://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
