I have not tried it on mine yet, but I'm betting it is just shellac on a
piece that old. You could try a Q tip moistened with methanol on the lower
surface of the bracket and see if it softens/removes it. The alcohol should
not change the oxidized finish itself.
Ron L
-Original
I am new to this list and I need some information regarding the value of the
McLagan gramophone. I have one (floor model) that is in mint condition with
the crank, needles, etc. It was my mother's and I would like to know what the
value would be. I live in Canada and was wondering if anyone
oh, how that made me cringe!
i've been replacing all the hardware in our 1913 craftsman-style house,
bit by bit, with original oxidized-bronze items as I find them. i'm sure
many of you will agree, it's one of the most lovely decorative touches
from the era of our phonos.
victor r!!! amberola
Other than gently wiping with a soft (microfiber) cloth to knock the
dust off, I'd leave well enough alone. I'm a believer that patina
shows the piece has lived a nice, long life.
Loran
On Jun 21, 2007, at 9:49 AM, Dan Kj wrote:
I knew someone who had the same finish on all the door
A lot of those were plated steel too. It was quite easy to polish the
copper off. Don't ask me how I know. 8-)
Ron
-Original Message-
From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
Behalf Of Dan Kj
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:49 PM
To: Antique
ps - all clean meant scraped right down to the bare steel in this case.
- Original Message -
I knew someone who had the same finish on all the door hardware in his house
he removed every piece got them all clean again with some kind of
industrial polishing compound. I
About three years ago, I acquired an Edison A-200 Disc Phonograph,
and although the metal finish on the machine as a whole was the
conventional gold-plated surface, the crank (which obviously must
have come from another machine) has the oxidized bronze finish, and a
richly colored original
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