--- Dennis Back wrote:
These sets of fake
cards were produced about ten-fifteen years ago.
The
cards were mounted and framed.
and they are still being reproduced and sold today
at:
http://www.alphabetsoup.biz/cardscience.htm
Dennis (again
--- Loran T. Hughes lo...@oldcrank.com wrote:
I'd just like to say how thankful we are to be
associated with a
great bunch of folks on this list.
Yep. Great folks...no TURKEYS here. g
Seriously, Happy Thanksgiving to all. We are very
thankful at the Back house, here in Miami...I just
So far today I have gotten double posts from four
different people on the list.
Anyone else on the list getting double posts? I wrote
Loran and he said my setting seemed normal.
Just curious,
Dennis
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--- john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
Just seems like what's the point of voting
for something if you can place multiple votes and
tip the thing in your favor.
Ever vote for baseball All Star players online?
You can vote up to 25 times.
Dennis
Steven Medved steve_nor...@msn.com
--- john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
whose last name I totally forgot.
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Yahoo! DSL ? Something to write home about.
Just $16.99/mo. or less.
dsl.yahoo.com
Hi,
I'm looking for a redroducer for a Burns Pollock
Capitol Phonolamp.
If anyone has one, or sees one at Union, please let me
know.
Thanks,
Dennis
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--- Bruce Mercer wrote:
I hope the buyer has
some recourse when buyer's
remorse sets in.
Buyer's remorse? A serious buyer would more than
likely think he is getting something very valuable
since other bidders were willing to pay nearly as high
a price. But in reality.those other
--- Loran T. Hughes wrote:
It
would also be nice if
eBay provided an escrow service through PayPal.
I remembered seeing something about esrow on ebay a
few years ago. I googled and found an escrow service
that sellers can link their items to. Their name is
www.escrow.com (what else?) g
Lorancongrats to you and your family.
On feeling old, you may now change your name to
VERYoldcrank.:-)
Dennis
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Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
http://mail.yahoo.com
After looking at John's second set of pics, I have to
say this.
This phono was DOUBLE BOXED!!! Just think of what
might have happened to it if it were NOT double
boxed!!! Obviously though, boxing only, will not
protect an item if it there is no other protection.
That said, John, I too,
--- Ken Danckaert wrote:
Maybe someone knows a good source for stains
or finishes that
help you get a match. Is there a magical technique
out there?
Ken,
You might try the Antique Phonograph Supply Co.
(Dennis Patti Valenti). They have a section of
stains on their website:
--- Dan Kjeldgaard ediso...@verizon.net wrote:
My question: Would you PLAY a cylinder that cost
you more than $800 ?
A Blue Amberol? Yes, with a decent Diamond B
reproducer. With a K reproducer, I would probably
wear the stylus out before the record.
As far as playing an $800+ WAX
--- Albert cen...@comcast.net wrote:
curious that the seller has lots of good feedback,
but almost always as a
buyer
The thing isthis guy/crook, keeps hijacking
unsuspecting user's accounts. They don't even KNOW
they are hijacked when he puts the items up.
The guy has hundreds of
--- john robles wrote:
4M but
are made of wax that has become very brittle with
time. Those can only be played on an Edison cylinder
player with a model H reproducer
You can also play the 4M wax with an Edison K
reproducer (which has 2 styli on it). The model K
will play both 2 4
--- Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote:
next comes the video chat...so we can show each
other our toys!
They have that now, right??? With AOL IM and Yahoo
Messenger.
Dennis
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Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best
--- Peter Fraser pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote:
yes indeed, and built into every Macintosh computer
- iChat AV
You lucky Mac users The only thing built into our
Windows computers is VIRUSES. ;-)
Dennis
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Tired of spam?
--- Andrew Baron wrote :
it is doubtful that
Edison would have
deigned to allow the inclusion of Tesla's letter
among the 13 out of
the hundreds that were chosen to be printed in the
EPM.
Andy,
Thanks for this interesting info.
This got me thinking, so I'm going to ask you and
: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The List and Excitment about phonographs
I was 15 and my father took me to an antique dealer
where I paid $35 for a tabletop Silvertone. The dealer
said
- Original Message
From: Larsons.
I remember reading in the public library stumbling upon some photographs
of external horned phonographs and being memorized by their appearance
dreamed of acquiring one some day.
YES That's right. Same here. What made me get my first
25 17:24:11 2007
From: back...@yahoo.com (Dennis Back)
Date: Thu Jan 25 17:24:29 2007
Subject: [Phono-L] Ebay item
In-Reply-To: c78.b4b74fb.32eaa...@aol.com
Message-ID: 283167.20014...@web35611.mail.mud.yahoo.com
Art,
The seller emailed me and said...
Thanks for the info. It certainly had me
--- john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
I could play my bagpipes. No, really.
But don't HARP on it.
;-)
For those that don't know, John also plays the harp
(magnificently I might add).
Dennis
--- Walt wrote:
It looks
like Dennis won't have to dig for as many mason jars
as he originally
thought! .
I think I would scrounge up a couple hundred
thousand (and ask Dennis for
some mason jars)
Ok Walt. I believe in sharing. Here you go (see
link below).
Ok...since we now are replying ON list,
1931 Ford Model A Sport Coupe
1963 Ford Falcon convertible
Come to think of it. when I take my Sport Coupe
out, I have a Mikkiphone pocket phonograph hanging
from the dash, with 78's of Henry's Made a Lady out
of Lizzie and Since Henry Ford Apologized
--- pjfra...@alamedanet.net wrote:
... and altho we
don't do that in our
old cars (baseball or oldies AM stations fit well
in 60's vintage stuff)
there're lots of nice portable ipod speaker systems
out there.
Great speakers for this. Thanks for the link.
But...I my mind, having the ipod
Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com wrote:
I believe this is an Edison Storage Battery wrench,
used to secure the batteries.
As mentioned, it's a bit too shallow for spark plugs,
but just the right depth for the hold-downs.
They are not that rare, IMO.
Dennis
--- Andrew Baron wrote:
I thought
--- john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
I did. New small format. Different, but I think I
like it.
John Robles
John,
Then you must be missing LAST months issue. :-)
That's when they started the new format.
Dennis
--- Gregory Acker gack...@earthlink.net wrote:
displayed and demonstrated 6 cylinder machines and 6
disc machines.
Why that many? I've done demos at my school for 30
years and I would think that 6 6 would be a bit of
an overkill.
Dennis
--- Robert Wright esrobe...@hotmail.com wrote:
Wow, John! Very nice. Edison do any refigerators?
Actually, Edison did not do sewing machines. The
machine was made by GE/Hotpoint. Some of the models
had Edison Electric Appliance Co. on them. These
were not made by Edison either. But they
My mother (a doll collector) believes it's SFBJ not a Jumeau. She researching
it from a DOLL collector's angle.
Will let you know if I hear anything.
Dennis
AllenAmet at aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 5/24/2008 11:30:47 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
phono-l at cylinder.de writes:
What is the number at the BOTTOM of the record label?
I know the cat.? number is the one with the L R,? but I can't recall what the
bottom number is.
Thanks,
Dennis
A, B or C indicating which take it is. The
remaining numbers indicate stampers and mould numbers.
Bruce
- Original Message -
From: Dennis Back back...@yahoo.com
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l at oldcrank.org
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 9:43 AM
Subject: [Phono-L] Diamond Disc
] On
Behalf Of Dennis Back
Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:45 AM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Insurance Magazine Cover
Well Ron, I think we're in trouble then.? ;)
I didn't have time to check this, but if anyone has the old Daniel Marty
Phonograph book,? you can see
If you're thinking about a replacement onetry some poster board.
Use black or some other bland color and trace your old cone. I did this once
and it works fine.
Dennis
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--- On Wed, 1/13/10, aph4...@aol.com aph4...@aol.com wrote:
I personally still feel that this machine looks quite well made for a copy.
Having not seen any pictures of an authentic version, I too, was still thinking
You got my curiosity up and I googled. I found a version of Riding on the
Elevated Railroad by Frankie Wallace. There is an excerpt of it here:
http://www.themadmusicarchive.com/song_details.aspx?SongID=36054
It was played on the Dr. Demento radio show of Feb. 1, 2009.
Hi Merle,
I did a quick google search of 1933 hits and came up with this link:
http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Old/1933.html
It lists the most popular songs of 1933. It also had a link for a 2 CD album
of 1930's hit songs.
Ah, the Chapelphone! (Cathedrola ? Kierkovox ? ) Now we need to see a
house shaped like a phono !
How about a phono with a lid made out of a toilet seat.
We would have a Crapperphone!
;-)
Dennis
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From: Mike Stitt
Leave 'em alone until it really needs to be helped by you or me. I wish
collectors would leave them untouched if not broken. 50 years from now if
not sooner some new collector will say who the hell put nylon in a 150 year
old machine
---
I agree with
Having never dealt with him, I can't comment on his personality.
I've dealt with him several times.
All pleasant experiences, and great quality merchandise.
Doing business across the border costs more than doing business across the
street, that's just a fact of life.
Dennis
Yes.
I will email it to you.
Dennis
--- On Wed, 6/9/10, john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
From: john robles john9...@pacbell.net
Subject: [Phono-L] Howard Hazelcorn
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 10:27 PM
Hello all
Anyone know how to get hold of Howard
From: john robles How would something like this get into public hands?
Of course, any items put up for sale anywhere could be stolen. But the item
shown in the Craigslist ad DO come up for sale, quite often.
They are minutes from board meetings, and taken from large binders containing
these
From Vinyl Visions:
Jim, you are too critical... it's an authentic Chinese Victrola and very
rare at that :)
It MUST be rare.
It CERTAINLY is NOT well-done!
;-)
Dennis
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Ron,
Thanks for that info on John's Tizit.
You're google link didn't come out in the post, as it was a tad too large.
Here is the link to the original ad using a tinyurl.
http://tinyurl.com/29pnh64
Dennis
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Can anyone identify this reproducer and what machine is goes on?
I know it's from a Victor machine, as it obviously has the Nipper. It also
says Victor under the Berliner phono, so I assume it is from the USA, a
pre-dates the RCA takeover.
A friend of mine is looking for a repro Let Us Not Forget BA cylinder top
label.
I can't remember who was doing these.
Anyone here with a better memory than mine? :-)
Thanks,
Dennis
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But I had to stop bidding on record auctions because I kept winning the
same records over and over again. Did it again 2 weeks ago.
I solved this problem by starting and keeping a data base of what I bought.
With records, I list title and number. If I see
Are you using a particular software that's geared for cataloguing, or
standard applications like Word or Excel?
-
Andy,
When I started out with this data base, I was using Appleworks. :-)
That was back in 1983. I have since moved on into the PC world and in the
early
All of that cataloguing sounds strangely like work...
I know you're kidding, but really...one should think of it as part of the fun
of collecting.
In addition, when you depart, your loved ones or beneficiaries will have an
idea of what each item is worth.
Further, you have a record for
The reproducer was on the wrong side of the record. (Backward!)
That's not creepythat's just plain old demented. ;-)
Dennis
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The item has been removed so I sense the seller was found out...
No, it's there.
Here is the item number:
180604116113
Dennis
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While you all are talking about the bronze, oxidized Victor R...it brings back
a fond memory of mine.
My first front mount was a Victor P that I purchased in 1973. I really knew
nothing about phonographs back then. I DID have sense enough to know that the
Thorens reproducer was most likely a
One other thing to consider is that PayPal shipping's maximum for insurance is
$500.
To get around standing in line, I use the USPS.com site then, and can select
insurance for up to $5,000 in value.
Dennis
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but one is supposed to present the package TO a clerk if it weighs 13
ounces or more. (security).
allen
--
I believe that the sign says no STAMPED items can be more than 13.
I take this to mean that if you have PRINTED your postage, you can
Anybody know what happened to Dr. Phillip Peterson, the former Stanford U.
professor that stole thousands of Edison documents from the Edison Site back in
the 1980s?
Some of the documents were phonograph related.
All I could find was that he was imprisoned, granted parole, but then later
well if you don't want it
send it to florida
zono
---
Better be a wee bit more specific than that, Zono.
;-)
Dennis
(in Florida)
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Could I ask a favor from the list members?
When you are buying something from someone on the listPLEASEreply only
to the person you are buying from, and to the Phono-L.
And if you are SELLING something, please reply only to the buyer.
Please?
In the past week, we have had close to
From: Peter Fraser pjfra...@mac.com
The rest of us enjoyed it too, except maybe the guy who originated the keep
it off the list thread!
FWIW.I'm that guy and I was LOL at it. My wife even thought it was funny,
too!
Dennis
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Perfektone was the coined name of the Heywood-Wakefield soundboxes,
the way Exhibition was the coined name of the soundboxes on most
Victors.
Cheers all,
Tim Fabrizio
==
I have a Heywood-Wakefield upright phonograph with a Heywood-Wakefield
ID.plate on the
Jim Nichol wrote:
I saw this test tube first in 1997. I almost fell over. I had just read
a science fiction book called Edison's Last Breath. The premise was
that Edison's last breath AND his soul were captured in a test tube,
which was opened in the recent years by a kid. The kid spent the
since Charles McCarn who has an enormous collection and has been collecting
for 40 or 50 years has never come across one... besides, what can the
survival rate of a disposable cardboard box actually be?
Perhaps Charles in his 40 or 50 years, has not had the opportunity
What phonograph?
There was a phonograph there?
;-)
Dennis
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--- On Wed, 9/14/11, Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com wrote:
http://www.fotoblur.com/images/41694
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Hi Curt,
If my memory is correct, that person was Elmer Jones. His widow, Juanita
continued to sell his repro Columbia coin op parts after he passed.
She was doing this YEARS ago, so I don't know if she (or the parts inventory)
is still around.
There might be others that made parts though.
A friend just called me and asked if I knew of a way to get paint flecks off a
Blue Amberol cylinder, without damaging it.
I was thinking a pin or needle using a magnifying glass to gently dig the
flecks out?
Playing the cylinder the correct Diamond B reproducer might dislodge some of
the
Thanks to all that replied on this.
My friend said good results were gotten using the cold cream and a fingernail.
Dennis
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he did not leave mean retalitary feedback for the one negative he got so I
think he is good...
FWIWEbay sellers can no longer give a buyer a negative feedback. Ebay
initiated this some time in 2008. Of course a seller can still say negative
things about the buyer, but this must be done
Don't know how much a a help this will bebut.I found this:
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/9167847
It sold for $1000 a little over a year ago. The reproducer is obviously
different from the ebay example, and it DOES have both cabinet pulls.
Best,
Dennis
--- On Mon, 8/6/12, Vinyl
Jim,
Your tip about clearing the search was great!!!
I have often wondered how to get rid of the yellow highlighting on these
seaches. So a BIG thanks!!!
Dennis
--- On Thu, 8/16/12, Jim Nichol jnic...@fuse.net wrote:
From: Jim Nichol jnic...@fuse.net
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] World War I
I don't think it is THAT ridiculous.
Siam Soos are rare and very desirable.
To find one with the original box is very, very unusual!
Dennis
--- On Sun, 9/16/12, john robles john9...@pacbell.net wrote:
From: john robles john9...@pacbell.net
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What recession...???
To:
Anyone on the list ever knowingly buy a Crap-O-Phone? As in...on purpose?
Fess up. :-)
Ok.
I'll be first.
Years ago, I saw an octagonal cased crap-o-phone that I thought was kind of
cool looking. Someone from this list or the Phonolist said that they would
order a bunch of them and the
Vinyl Visions vinyl.visi...@live.com wrote:
You guys have convinced me to buy one... that's scary.
Why buy one. You can MAKE one! ;-)
And BTW, your IPod dock using the old wood was superb
Dennis
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What you have is definitely called a Royal Purple Amberol.
The numbers of the Royal Purples run from 28,101 up to 29007, according to my
data base.
The Royal Purples were Edison's answer to the Victor Red Seal records. They
were recorded by the upper crust performers (instrumentalists and
Hi Curt,
I checked it out. But the Edison Nutcracker was not what I was expecting.
I seriously thought you were talking about this Edison Nutcracker:
http://antiques.tace.com/items/pictures/pp40077.jpg
After a while I DID find your Edison Nutcracker, and the Victor, too. I
enjoyed the music.
Have you tried posting your wants on the Mechanical Music Digest?
Many music box dealers and collectors read and post there.
http://www.mmdigest.com/
Good luck,
Dennis
--- On Wed, 12/12/12, rk...@cox.net rk...@cox.net wrote:
From: rk...@cox.net rk...@cox.net
Subject: [Phono-L] off topic -
Hi George,
One more for youH 25229.
Thanks,
Dennis
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And just like his good friend Henry Ford he was very anti-Semitic.
Abe,
I have studied Edison for some thirty years. Could you please give me some
concrete evidence that Edison was anti-Semitic?
Yes...we know that Ford idolized Edison, and we have proof of Ford's
antisemitism.
But where is
Google: was Thomas Edison anti
semitichttp://www.nndb.com/people/333/22267/
Like his friend Henry Ford, Edison was virulently anti-Semitic and blamed Jews
for all of the world's major problems.
Not meaning to start an argument, but if you Google something, anything, you
most definitely
Yes, it and it says how wonderful the Greeks are!
=
LET US NOT FORGET---that the war could not have been won if the
Belgians, the British, the French and the Eye-talians had not fought like
bull-dogs in the face of overwhelming odds.
T.A.Edison
;-)
Dennis
--- On Sun, 1/27/13,
Hi Melissa,
Jean Paul Agnard has been selling the cylinders for the dolls. His first
cylinders were wax and VERY fragile, but he came out with an improved,
indestructible version. Here is his website:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/jean-paul.agnard/phonograph/reproduction.htm
You can see the
Melissa,
I just sent you Charley's contact info offlist.
Dennis
--- On Sat, 4/20/13, Ricciband riccib...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Ricciband riccib...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] All dolled up! Edison Doll Parts Needed!
To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013, 4:50 PM
Terry,
I sent it to your email as you requested.
Let me/us know if this will do.
Dennis
From: Terry Baer baerantiquet...@gmail.com
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2013 7:55 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Complete List of
From: DanKj
I still want a cement Edison cylinder phonograph !
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edison_phonograph_1912.jpg
Edison was way ahead of the music field with this, as the cement phonograph
would have been spectacular
Nice!
I forwarded to Ori, my CPA son in-law in Atlanta.
Den
From: srsel...@aol.com srsel...@aol.com
To: Phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 3:26 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Income tax - Walth Disney's take
Today is April 15th and, with that
Darrell,
I was bounced here (Phono-L) and I'm on Yahoo here.
I was also bounced on 78-L where I'm on Hotmail (msn related).
Just sayin'.
Dennis
From: Darrell Lehman nickja...@gmail.com
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Saturday,
It's real.
Just Google ebay hacked.
Dennis
From: john robles john9...@pacbell.net
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 11:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Security Breach at ebay
This looks suspiciously like a
Ron, I totally agree with you about Facebook!
Still lurking,
Dennis
> On May 8, 2019, at 10:25 AM, Ron L'Herault via Phono-L
> wrote:
>
> I was hoping my little jest would prompt some reaction from list members.
> Facebook has really screwed up mailing list participation but I still find
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