with the Johnson Victrola Museum and we’re hoping that an Baker horsey the
we’re hoping that an Baker horsey the
we’re hoping that an Baker horsey the curator of collections can give us some
curator of collections can give us some
curator of collections can give us some more details on John’s Graphophone my
more details on John’s Graphophone my
more details on John’s Graphophone my grandmother passed away in 1988 we found
grandmother passed away in 1988 we found
grandmother passed away in 1988 we found it in our attic
it in our attic
it in our attic and I really don’t know much about it so
and I really don’t know much about it so
and I really don’t know much about it so I really I’m looking forward to learning
I really I’m looking forward to learning
I really I’m looking forward to learning more about the graphic poet and finding
more about the graphic poet and finding
more about the graphic poet and finding out what it’s worth and what it meant to
out what it’s worth and what it meant to
out what it’s worth and what it meant to us as a society
ah horn that’s right well you have it
ah horn that’s right well you have it looks like to me you have what would be
looks like to me you have what would be
looks like to me you have what would be a type B it was known as the eagle and
a type B it was known as the eagle and
a type B it was known as the eagle and it originally cost about $10 and it was
it originally cost about $10 and it was
it originally cost about $10 and it was symbolic with a $10 gold coin
symbolic with a $10 gold coin
symbolic with a $10 gold coin this was the American Graphophone
this was the American Graphophone
this was the American Graphophone companies desire to get a machine out
companies desire to get a machine out
companies desire to get a machine out affordable to everybody and they wanted
affordable to everybody and they wanted
affordable to everybody and they wanted to have one in every single family’s
to have one in every single family’s
to have one in every single family’s home what time period are we talking
home what time period are we talking
home what time period are we talking about here
about here
about here this is 1897 the condition of the case
this is 1897 the condition of the case
this is 1897 the condition of the case is is overall very good however there is
is is overall very good however there is
is is overall very good however there is one loss here in the venire the the
one loss here in the venire the the
one loss here in the venire the the decal is all there that is always not
decal is all there that is always not
decal is all there that is always not always amaze me how how beautiful that
always amaze me how how beautiful that
always amaze me how how beautiful that looks
looks
looks yes hmm the machine itself there is a
yes hmm the machine itself there is a
yes hmm the machine itself there is a little bit of abrasion on the turn crank
little bit of abrasion on the turn crank
little bit of abrasion on the turn crank and a little bit on your mandrel however
and a little bit on your mandrel however
and a little bit on your mandrel however those I think could be rubbed out a
those I think could be rubbed out a
those I think could be rubbed out a little bit your reproducers in good good
little bit your reproducers in good good
little bit your reproducers in good good condition and you do have your three
condition and you do have your three
condition and you do have your three ball governor some of the original
ball governor some of the original
ball governor some of the original finish is coming off a little bit but
finish is coming off a little bit but
finish is coming off a little bit but here again it’s all there but everything
here again it’s all there but everything
here again it’s all there but everything else seems to be really in good shape
else seems to be really in good shape
else seems to be really in good shape you know and one of the questions that
you know and one of the questions that
you know and one of the questions that John had was where was them she made and
John had was where was them she made and
John had was where was them she made and we know what says New York in Paris on
we know what says New York in Paris on
we know what says New York in Paris on there but is this where it was produced
there but is this where it was produced
there but is this where it was produced it was actually made in Bridgeport
it was actually made in Bridgeport
it was actually made in Bridgeport Connecticut where they had their
Connecticut where they had their
Connecticut where they had their manufacturing plant interesting yes I
manufacturing plant interesting yes I
manufacturing plant interesting yes I think there was something like a hundred
think there was something like a hundred
think there was something like a hundred and fifty thousand of them made over
and fifty thousand of them made over
and fifty thousand of them made over time because they were so popular great
time because they were so popular great
time because they were so popular great story behind this little machine it’s
story behind this little machine it’s
story behind this little machine it’s just not as rare as I had hoped
just not as rare as I had hoped
just not as rare as I had hoped can I ask you about the value of this
can I ask you about the value of this
can I ask you about the value of this well museum curators can’t give values
well museum curators can’t give values
well museum curators can’t give values or appraisals but we can certainly help
or appraisals but we can certainly help
or appraisals but we can certainly help you find out for yourself I appreciate
you find out for yourself I appreciate
you find out for yourself I appreciate that
that
that let’s take a look the bee eagle good
let’s take a look the bee eagle good
let’s take a look the bee eagle good condition
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