I also have a Wm and Mary. It sat in my parents' dining room for
about 15 years. When my sisters started having babies, I turned the
machine around to face the wall. 15 years later I turned it back
around, and it was undamaged. By then, my teenager nieces and nephews
expressed great
By the way, your message didn't have any pictures. What color is the
cloth? I think mine is kind of faded gold colored, but I'm not at
home right now.
Jim
This is a huge surprise to me. GE no longer owns the Nipper logo? What
about the RCA logo? It would seem even harder to believe that GE would
give up the latter. GE has always been known for keeping its logos and
trademarks, and they seldom give them up.
Also, I was curious about your
I won't claim to be an expert on the Nipper logo. The subject of the
details of GE's ownership of RCA's logos have been discussed here
before. My impression was that RCA owned the use of the Nipper logo
in the US, but not in England, since the British company HMV also used
the Nipper logo.
Whoops! I just went back and reread Oliver's letter, and it said that
BOTH of RCA's logos are now owed by Thomson. So I doubt the GE is
making RCA stoves any move.
Jim
That article has some great info, not to mention the pictures. The big
shocker to me is that Thomson owns Technicolor!
Jim
On Jan 10, 2005, at 9:55 AM, Keith Wright wrote:
Steve/Jim,
I did one of my 'one pagers' for the CAPS newsletter on this last
year. Here it is up on the website.
realize that's a little difficult in this price range.
Jim Nichol
On Feb 6, 2005, at 12:50 AM, aph4...@aol.com wrote:
Of course we will never know what the top bid was since it was the
sniper
bid at $33,699 which was placed at seven seconds prior to the end of
the auction
that drove
Sniping was created by the eBay concept of ending an auction at a
specific time, not by evil people. It will never go away unless the
system changes. Meanwhile both as both buyers and sellers we work
within the system.
I've often wondered if a different system (more like a real auction)
No, actually, the world DOES know. The sniper really did only bid
10% more, not 50%. The winning bid was placed 10 hours earlier. So the
winner pre-bid high enough to protect himself against a 10% snipe.
I've been counting up, and in phonograph collecting, I think there are
at least 4
My Marie Narelle cylinders are some of my favorite Blue Amberols.
Question: How come your message title says her grand daughter died,
but the text seems to be saying her daughter died.
Jim Nichol
On Sep 9, 2006, at 11:11 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
Marjorie Joyce Dunn died in Bristol R.I
My Columbia BF has two metal loops on the back, one at the top and
one at the bottom. A crane rod passes through these loops, and
supports a black horn with a brass bell. I can't remember where the
horn is at the moment, but my guess is that it is 2.5 to 3 feet long.
Jim Nichol
On Oct 30
My high school American History teacher played an Edison Standard
for all of his classes one day. I think it was brought in by a
student. I was fascinated. But it was years later until I saw another
one, and started collecting. I would have been horrified if the
teacher made us write a
I would have loved to see the presentation on Edison's boyhood home
in Port Huron. I was there there 9 years ago on Edison's 150th
birthday. I was baffled that I could not find it. Eventually after
several hours, I finally gathered enough info to discover that
someone's new house was
I assume the situation that almost EVERY collector wants an Idealia.
I've certainly wanted one since the early 1970's. This one on eBay is
first I've ever seen for sale. But now I realize that I probably
won't be able to afford one.
Jim
On Feb 11, 2006, at 8:13 PM, Albert wrote:
Why do sellers put up with buyer's premiums? If I wanted to hire an
auctioneer, I wouldn't choose one with a buyer's premium. It angers
potential buyers of my stuff, and may cut into the profits of the
items I want to sell.
Jim Nichol
On Aug 23, 2006, at 9:30 PM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
You
Too boring to read through, isn't it? I scanned part of it, and it
sounds like the cylinder is a plastic soda bottle that will vibrate
from sounds in the air. No need to put sound waves into the
cylinder. And the needle (as I'm sure you saw) is fixed.
Jim
On Dec 14, 2006, at 6:52 PM,
On Dec 14, 2006, at 9:29 PM, Robert Wright wrote:
Anyway, why would the patent office even register this?
To help out a toymaker? Actually, the Patent Office apparently will
register a patent on virtually anything these days. Especially if
it's related to computers or the Internet. I took
You are actually logging onto the 3 groups you just mentioned?
That's way too much work! All 3 of them are mail groups. Their
whole purpose is to email all messages to you. If you don't have them
set up to do that, you're kind of missing the benefit of a mail group.
Jim Nichol
On Dec 26
I think the key is that you were young, and didn't know that fixing
things is hard. I find that many adults proudly proclaim that they
have no mechanical ability! When I show them how trivially simple it
is to do something like replace a bad lamp socket, it's almost like
they don't want to
Although this type of collectible may not fall into the scope of this
list, the fact that you can still buy a new portable changer is
amazing! Also check out the link where they sell a turntable with a
USB port.
http://www.hammacher.com/publish/71806.asp?promo=xsells
Jim Nichol
I am astounded at the accuracy of the article. Did she have you
proofread it first? I can't believe she came up with sentences like
this without your help:
L'Herault also has a 1/4-inch ceresin (processed wax) recording of
Edison speaking.
Jim
On Jan 22, 2007, at 1:44 PM, Ron L wrote:
.
On Feb 10, 2007, at 8:45 AM, Jim Nichol wrote:
Yesterday I took a little statue (bust) of Thomas Edison to a
restaurant with two guys from work. I told them we were
celebrating Thomas Edison's birthday. The young waitress said Who?.
Jim
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be done).
Jim Nichol
Rene, what kind of tinfoil machine did Dave have? Where is it now?
Was he using your tinfoil? What machines did you buy from Dave? Sorry
if I'm too nosey.
Jim Nichol
On Mar 1, 2007, at 12:42 PM, taediso...@aol.com wrote:
Thanks for posting that, Norman.
Dave was quite simply the finest
If you want to get credit for your cylinder finds, the first step
would be to tell us your name. (There is no first or last name is
listed below, though the email address implies Bruce somebody). [grin]
Jim Nichol
On Jun 18, 2007, at 8:35 AM, bruce78rpm wrote:
Unfortunately
, but nothing comes to mind that it
could have been used for there, either.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 9, 2007, at 10:53 PM, Tim McCormick wrote:
If Edison could be so preoccupied with putting his name on
something so mundane as this single use glass jar, would it be a
stretch to
think that the Edison
it interesting that Amberols have plaster
cores. And that not all Amberols are 4-minute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph_cylinder
Jim Nichol
You get some nice pics when you type nirona in Google. It's a small
phonograph.
Jim Nichol
On Aug 12, 2007, at 1:07 PM, Kat Hall wrote:
Hi everyone:
I am new here, have posted a couple of times. I am going through
my moms stuff and came across what looks to me to be the arm
How about crating it so that the legs are hanging free, kind of like
when you see a horse picked up in a sling with its legs dangling.
Jim
On Oct 1, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Andrew Baron wrote:
Hello all ~
I've just purchased a rare Victor Theremin (1929 Radio-victor),
with the standard RCA
Me, too. This should be interesting!
Jim Nichol
On Dec 5, 2007, at 8:07 AM, Andrew Baron wrote:
Thanks for this tip. I've purchased the other book.
Best to all,
Andy
On Dec 5, 2007, at 12:24 PM, Dan-K wrote:
There is one copy of the latest Papers of Thomas A. Edison (Volume
6
A month to get to Union? Let me guess... you must be retired!
Jim Nichol
On Feb 24, 2008, at 8:30 PM, brice paris wrote:
Is there anyone out there who could transport a victrola from CT to
Union in June?? I am willing to pay for such help, or trade for
free transportation from the West
Radio Shack still sells styli, at least online. That's where I ordered
a replacement for a broken Shure stylus.
Jim
On Mar 7, 2008, at 10:38 AM, Rich wrote:
You can always find a local source for something that the
manufacturer does not recommend. The entire pull out assembly is
/accessor.htm
Jim Nichol
On Mar 21, 2008, at 8:50 PM, Matthew Bullis wrote:
Hello, I remember someone named George writing me letting me know he
has
phonograph needles, but I lost the e-mail, and am running out of
needles.
These are the straight needles which you secure with a pressure
screw
CD's recycled as 45 RPM's:
http://www.futuresonic.com/08/art/cdrecycled/
Jim Nichol
The Idelia was in the following link that was posted here a few days
about Union:
http://sonoraman.proboards107.com/index.cgi?board=generalaction=displaythread=8511
Jim
On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:55 PM, wilenzick at bellsouth.net wrote:
Can someone provide details on the Edison Idelia that I
Sounds like you had a lot of fun!
Jim
On Jul 2, 2008, at 4:45 PM, Thomas Edison wrote:
I went to Champaign IL to Pogo
Studioshttp://www.pogostudio.net/aboutpogo.htmand
did a most wonderful recording with Duke Special from Ireland. Heis
known for his gramophone effects in his
Rene, did you see the Ideilia here? -- http://www.phonogalerie.com
I didn't know you were in Paris. By the way, the above website has
several photos of the big Bergmann tinfoil machine. I assume it was
made by Bill Ptacek?
Jim Nichol
On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:22 PM, taedisonjr at aol.com
photos of the big Bergmann tinfoil machine. I assume it was
made by Bill Ptacek?
Jim Nichol
On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:22 PM, taedisonjr at aol.com wrote:
The one sold by the Donley's is still in Paris. I
saw it there last month.
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That's a very interesting use for the red Ediphone Diamond Discs.
They're not hard to come by on eBay, nor are the Ediphone machines to
record them.
I have a number of discs and Ediphone disc machines that I talked my
employer to giving to me about 1979. They hadn't used them in years.
Jim
photos of the big Bergmann tinfoil machine. I assume it was
made by Bill Ptacek?
Jim Nichol
On Jul 2, 2008, at 6:22 PM, taedisonjr at aol.com wrote:
The one sold by the Donley's is still in Paris. I
saw it there last month.
Esoteric Sound near Chicago sells turntables and styli that will play
virtually any disc, including Edison and Pathe. I bought one of their
machines years ago with plenty of styli. Kurt Nauck also sells their
turntables.
http://www.esotericsound.com/
Jim Nichol
On Jul 16, 2008, at 1:29
Glad to hear that Esoteric Sound had what you needed.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 17, 2008, at 2:35 PM, jimcip at earthlink.net wrote:
Dear Mr. Nichols:
Thanks for the information on Esoteric Sound - I just placed an
order with
them for a cartridge several diamond styli of various dimensions
must be dead
by now.
Jim Nichol
On Aug 19, 2008, at 1:07 AM, Clint Spaar wrote:
Hi Ray,
Very good thanks for some more details on Al Gerichten, I did a quick
google search and came up with this interesting page of collector
pictures.
http://timbrooks.net/histrecordind/collect70s.cfm
What
Prices definitely seem low on many items. I wonder how well promoted
the auction was? I didn't know about it.
For that matter, I wish someone would have posted a reminder here
about the Phonovention in Auburn, Indiana today (well, yesterday now).
I was planning to go, but forgot which
That's the same thought I had. How can they expect good bids on
unknown items?
Jim
On Aug 24, 2008, at 3:29 AM, ClockworkHome at aol.com wrote:
There were 10 Edison Reproducers... but what were they?
It's obvious why eBay can't be challenged. They have all the bidders.
What sane seller would offer an item on some no-name service that that
has only a few hundred bidders at best, compared to many millions on
eBay? I can see no way that eBay can be replaced, whether that's good
or bad
What problems? I have never heard of Paypal problems. I consider my
Paypal account to be far more secure than using a credit card. (you
can get a credit card number stolen or misused by any dishonest
merchant). Whereas I don't know of anyway to misuse Paypal.
Jim
On Sep 23, 2008, at 7:11
Yeah, I've got an Amberola III, too.
Jim Nichol
On Oct 26, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Peter Fraser wrote:
any chance of including Amberola IIIs?
they always seem to be ignored!
On Oct 25, 2008, at 8:46 AM, gpaul2000 at aol.com wrote:
I'm asking for data from owners of Amberolas 1A and 1B. I'm
The only question I'm aware of for the Amberola III is why there is
apparently less interest in them than the Amberola I. Are they a lot
more rare?
Jim
On Oct 26, 2008, at 2:24 PM, gpaul2000 at aol.com wrote:
Peter,
I certainly have nothing against Amberola IIIs! It's just that I've
George, if you don't want to get involved, it could be changed to
Fabrizio and Kaplan.
(Mark Kaplan was Tim's old record auction partner, for those who don't
remember).
Jim
On Nov 9, 2008, at 7:49 AM, gpaul2000 at aol.com wrote:
Okay - okay - - this is going in a direction I don't care
Esoteric Sound:
http://www.esotericsound.com/
But Nauck's sells them cheaper:
http://www.78rpm.com
Jim Nichol
On Nov 10, 2008, at 10:48 PM, Bob or JoAnn Maffit wrote:
Phono folks:
A while back someone had recommended a web site which offered
quality turntable / recorders. They could
I've always heard that Nancy Fratti is the premier music box vendor
(or at least longest in the business at about 40 years). It wouldn't
hurt to drop her an email. I don't if she does repairs, but she would
know who does.
http://www.nancyfrattimusicboxes.com
Jim Nichol
On Dec 1, 2008
Once again, if only Ray Phillips was computer literate enough to be on
this list! He wrote the book on Kinetoscopes (literally!) and makes
reproductions of them. And most impressive, he has an original
Bergmann tinfoil machine.
Jim Nichol
On Dec 1, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Andrew Baron wrote
Harvey, just curious why you don't trust Paypal. That seems to be the
one thing that eBay hasn't managed to screw up. There are very few
things on the Internet that I trust more than Paypal. I've even used
Paypal to buy something from a vendor that I wouldn't trust to give
them my credit
reproducer? I could never figure out if the metal
one in my pictures was an original or a repro. By the way, remind me
who zono is. I usually don't remember who the alias guys are.
Jim Nichol
jnic...@fuse.net
On Feb 12, 2009, at 5:09 PM, zonophone2...@aol.com wrote:
hi again
shawn
person!
Jim Nichol
On Apr 16, 2009, at 4:53 PM, Jay Horenstein wrote:
I don?t mean to stir up any trouble, but I?m curious as to who this
infamous
Dr. Philip Peterson is?
This CD sounds great! I just ordered one.
That house is stunning.
Jim Nichol
On May 28, 2009, at 8:10 AM, Robin Rolfs wrote:
Greetings Edison Fans,
We would like to share with our fellow phonograph enthusiasts the
following information on an exhibit we are conducting at Hearthstone
Try Google. You can download episodes from places like Youtube, and
make your own CD. Or the following website is selling an MP3 CD (not
an audio CD), but you buy it and burn an audio CD with iTunes or
similar program.
http://www.otrcat.com/black-crows-p-1109.html
Jim Nichol
On Aug 4
I DEFINITELY do not consider Ediphones off topic. For proof, please
note the title of the book in the following sentence from George
Paul's recent comment about a red Ediphone
We pictured one of these maroon Ediphones in Discovering Antique
Phonographs
Jim Nichol
On Aug 26, 2009, at 10
Why do you think it was labeled Miss Lee Morse? Obviously because
her deep voice would confuse her gender. But she was actually good
looking. Watch some of the film clips of her on Youtube.
Jim
On Oct 16, 2009, at 11:23 AM, jim...@earthlink.net wrote:
At the Austin Record Convention held
I see on Wikipedia that George invented the 7-string guitar. You can see him
playing one in a bunch of Youtube videos.
Jim
On Dec 25, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Andrew Baron wrote:
About 15 years ago, I saw a performance here by Van Eps' son George, himself
a noted jazz guitarist.
Still performing
Steve, I am not sure that you picked up on Al's sarcasm about the
seller's reply.
Jim Nichol
On Jan 1, 2010, at 3:22 PM, Steven Medved wrote:
Dear Al,
The triumph cost $50 when $5 a day for wages was a good salary. Who
would pay for and why would Edison sell in 1904 a machine
You guys know that you can look at photos of buildings and houses on Google
Maps Street View, or Bing.com, right? I just looked at both sites.
Jim
On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:41 AM, Ron L'Herault wrote:
If I were more familiar with the streets in Pawtucket, I'd go looking for
the site. That
Edison's Birthday is 2/11/10. If you have one of the Edison
employee birthday pins, be sure to wear it.
By the way, guess what famous inventor is pictured on Wikipedia's home
page today?
Jim
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That is great to know! I am a big fan of Stanley Steamers.
Jim
On Mar 8, 2010, at 7:58 PM, Ken Danckaert wrote:
You know that Emile Berliner drove a Stanley Steamer. No batteries to worry
about!
Ken Danckaert
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 6:22 PM, jerry f bacon artemp...@sbcglobal.netwrote:
So what is it?
Jim
On Mar 27, 2010, at 11:53 PM, gpaul2...@aol.com wrote:
This is the Ruby Point, invented by Jay Warren Moyer and sold by
the Penn Phonograph Company in 1900 for $1. Unfortunately, the disc
is missing its red stylus. Neat little item - and in a Hawthorne
Sheble
in the eBay listing. The earlier Ruby Point
model with glass base is shown in Antique Phonograph Accessories
Contraptions on page 72, Fig. 2-24.
George P.
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To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Sun, Mar 28
Which, book? Page #?
Jim
On Mar 28, 2010, at 7:38 PM, phonop...@aol.com wrote:
Hi, folks--- got into this late, but George has ably explained it all. Just
to answer the qustion about whether it's a ruby -- undoubtedly not, I'm
sure it's just formed glass, ruby colored (they called it a
I wonder if he is aware of his reputation among collectors?
Jim
On Apr 16, 2010, at 8:20 AM, phonop...@aol.com wrote:
Yes, Martin is still in the needle business. But he is apparently VERY busy,
as well. Not the easiest man to get a hold of. He has moved since his old
Amerola Graphic
I have (I think) three Edison Voicewriter disc machines, one of which worked
the last time I tried it 20 years ago. I'll have to dig it out later tonight
and see if there are any manuals (and what model they are).
Jim Nichol
On May 9, 2010, at 12:20 PM, Ed Sieckert wrote:
Hello
I am
, and
transfer them to CD, such as this one:
http://www.evergreenpcs.com/Popup%20Info/VinylLP.htm
Jim
On May 10, 2010, at 10:34 AM, Ed Sieckert wrote:
Jim Thanks for taking the time to look. Ed Sieckert
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To: Antique Phonograph List
Let's see, this year is the 35th annual Union phonograph show. I've only
missed one, so this will be my 34th year! Hard to imagine that there might be
collectors who missed the show the previous 34 years!
Jim
On May 25, 2010, at 10:12 PM, Ken and Brenda Brekke wrote:
If you have never
So I'm guessing you don't live in the Midwest? That must suck!
Jim
Sent from my iPad
On May 26, 2010, at 4:19 AM, Robert Wright esrobe...@hotmail.com wrote:
Not to blow your mind or burst your bubble, but there are those among us
unfortunate enough to have never been to a Union show.
are.
Bruce
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To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Union wish list
So I'm guessing you don't live in the Midwest? That must suck!
Jim
Sent from my iPad
that someone requested.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 6, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Rich wrote:
You may want to do some research on the present copyright laws. You are
going to be surprised I bet.
allena...@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 7/5/2010 9:27:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
gbogan...@charter.net writes
it and make it better. Now its really broke.
Jim Nichol wrote:
OK, I was wrong. And besides, I only said you MAY have missed the point!
(grin)
Jim
On Jul 6, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Rich wrote:
The original author of the article holds the copyright. Sometimes the
publisher also retains the right
I'm thinking that's something that would require some practice. I've never
installed a decal myself.
Jim
On Jul 31, 2010, at 10:12 PM, john robles wrote:
Ok, folks I am ready to admit to being an idiot. The first decal came off the
backing a lot faster than I expected and I wasn't ready
Wow! What a bargain. And I love the fabulous command of the English language
of this Canadian seller.
Jim
On Aug 19, 2010, at 8:16 PM, harvey kravitz wrote:
Hey guys,
Check out this bargain on fleabay!! The number is300451774455. I guess
someone is going to find a way to finance this
Well, I found this newer video for Stereo:
http://www.archive.org/details/LivingSt1958
Jim Nichol
On Aug 28, 2010, at 6:46 PM, Tom Jordan wrote:
My Sister is bringing a group Mothers and their Children to my home who are
home schooling their kids. They are currently studying Thomas Edison
On Sep 1, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Andrew Baron wrote:
Which brings me to the point: Does anyone here know the current ownership
status of the famous trademark?
I'm reposting the Rolfs' email on the Nipper Trademark:
Jim Nichol
I can't read the to-do list. What does it say?
Jim
On Sep 16, 2010, at 8:00 PM, pjfraser wrote:
http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=19513
this is quite silly, and the write-up has its facts a little mixed-up, but
the to-do list in the picture is amusing.
-- Peter
He can't as ignorant as he appears, if he knows the term spear tip.
Jim
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The best known record of this type is the one by Monty Python in the 1970's. I
was astounded when I bought it back then, and accidentally discovered that side
2 had two different grooves. It was called a three-sided record.
http://www.snopes.com/music/media/groove.asp
Jim
On Oct 27, 2010, at
Wow! The odds of playing the 4 tracks successfully are 1 in 256, if I
calculated correctly. ( 4x4x4x4=256)
Jim
On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:14 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Hi Bruce,
Thanks for the link on YouTube. Strangely enough when I first played my
record, I hit each variation with the
I hope someone will make this available on video. I can't see making a 2nd trip
back to the Site in 2010. I was there a few months ago. (my previous trip was
about 1966).
Jim
On Oct 28, 2010, at 10:16 AM, mark lynch wrote:
A fascinating presentation at the Edison NHP next Saturday. Read
Tom, the link works fine. Maybe you didn't notice that it is broken into two
lines? In those situations you have to copy the whole two lines and paste it
into your browser.
Jim
On Oct 31, 2010, at 6:27 PM, Tom Jordan wrote:
I tried the link that I shared below and it doesn't work. If you
One of the antique malls I've been in does not leave reproducers attached to
any of the machines. If you want buy the phono, you have to ask one of the
attendants to fetch you the reproducer.
Jim
On Nov 6, 2010, at 6:29 PM, jim...@earthlink.net wrote:
Just returned from The Antique Gallery
the carbon brush for street car
DC series motors.
Jim Nichol
On Nov 26, 2010, at 7:55 PM, Thomas Edison wrote:
I always notice that threads about frankenphones, and non helpul stuff like
that go on forever,while. Talk about how to mold records, or how to adjust
the brushes on the governor, so
Al, you're too modest! Your book on Edison cylinder phonographs is what
ORIGINALLY started saving us from crooks and ignorant sellers.
Jim
On Dec 4, 2010, at 3:17 PM, clockworkh...@aol.com wrote:
Greetings Dave:
I actually don't know the Pittsburgh Phonograph Pirate's name. Whenever I
It's great to see Shawn recognized for his expertise!
Jim
On Dec 26, 2010, at 8:43 PM, Vinyl Visions wrote:
Read about our fellow list member and his accomplishments here:
http://www.peoriamagazines.com/as/2010/nov-dec/outside-box-inside-cylinder
Curt
What? You have a Shawn Borri CD? I don't recall you ever mentioning that.
How can I buy a copy? I heard you record a cylinder at Union once, and your Cal
Stewart impersonation is uncanny!
I bet others on this list would be interested in the CD.
Jim Nichol
On Dec 26, 2010, at 6:44 PM, Thomas
Actuelle?
Jim Nichol
On Mar 11, 2011, at 7:25 PM, Kurt Nauck wrote:
I have a great floor model Pathé with a Gothic style oak case and a large
cone diaphragm/arm/reproducer set-up (don't recall what they termed this
thing) - if you're interested, let me know and I'll email pictures.
Kurt
Have you guys seen this? Be sure to click on the photos. Are any phonograph
collectors involved in this effort?
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Here-s-the-oldest-voice-you-never-heard-1331323.php
Jim Nichol
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Shawn, congrats on your big breakthrough!
Jim Nichol
On Jun 30, 2011, at 7:07 PM, Thomas Edison wrote:
Hello all, here is the latest cylinder project.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/337503446/2011-cylinder-record-to-tape-to-vinyl-all-analog-r/posts
If you wonder why it takes so
. He said
The what?. He had no idea what it was, or that it was unbelievably valuable.
And to my disbelief, he would not allow me to get close to it to take better
pictures. So I had him take a couple pics.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 3, 2011, at 10:11 AM, Ken and Brenda Brekke wrote:
We will be taking
of the book mentally
communicating with Edison on various adventures, but I can't remember any
details. Not once did it occur to me that there is really a test tube like
that, presumably without a soul in it.
Jim Nichol
On Jul 3, 2011, at 1:19 PM, Jim Nichol wrote:
I agree with the others that 2
was showing in a local shopping mall.
Almost all of them were scrapped on purpose shortly thereafter. I just found
out this week that Jay Leno has one (see video on YouTube).
4. I didn't see the Edison Waterpower Phonograph in 2009, but I believe I saw
it there on my previous trip in 1997.
Jim
was the first in the world lit by electric light. It was
not a failure, it actually worked, but it just was not commercially viable.
-- Greg Farmer
- Original Message - From: Jim Nichol jnic...@fuse.net
To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org
Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2011
It should not be hard to obtain a piece of recorded tinfoil. There are a lot of
repro tinfoil machines around.
Jim
On Jul 3, 2011, at 7:41 PM, David Dazer wrote:
The last time I was there they gave me a piece of tin foil that had been
recorded. I am sorry that they were so unkind to you.
Henry Ford would turn over in his grave if he knew that his museum was telling
people that Edison didn't invent the light bulb! I'd love to see him come back
and confront these people.
Jim
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