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A new picture for my wall. It struck me as kind of odd.
Sweet Leilani said:I bought a couple of albums as well:
I also bought a really cute sailor suit and two pairs of vintage shoes for my daughter. She'll be wearing them about this time next year.
FedoraGent said:Folks,
The VV-50 has Kanji characters on the right hand side of the license plate that tells me it was bought there and brought to the States.
FG.
vitanola said:The Victor Talking Machine Company began exporting to Japan in the 'oughts. By late 1912 the business was so large in Japan and South America that the machine data plates were redesigned, with "Marca Registrada", and its equivilent in Japanese characters. Every machine leaving the Camden works was so labeled from 1013 to 1928, at which time local Japanese capital organized a joint venture with the Victor, and formed the Japan Victor Company, which began biulding several of the smaller models in a plant at Yokohama. Large machines were still imported form Camden. By the mid 1930's, the RCA-Voctor company had sold its interest in Japan Victor to local Japanese entities, and the two companies were forever separated.
You have a nice machine there, but it is not likely that it was a Japanese product.
If the reproducer (sound box) has not been rebuilt in the past ten or fifteen years, the machine is not performing up to spec. The rubber gaskets inevitably deteriorate over time. the stiffness of the deteriorated rubber parts causes decreased needle point compliance, limited viluem, poor reproduction, and greatly increased record wear (by a factor of perhaps five).
Rebuilding a Victrola No. 2 reproducer is a fairly simple job. I often do it on an exchange basis for a small fee. I have a bushel basket filled with Victrola No. 2 reproducers, having parted out hundreds of machines over the years.
FedoraGent said:While I'd like to believe you, I also need to take the young lady at her word. Apparently Gramps bought it there and brought it home. I have to take the young lady at her word. I already have a newly rebuilt No. 2. It's sitting in my desk. However, it's always good to have the reproducer that came with the machine rebuilt. Thank you, however I have a gent I use in San Francisco, and I have already called him.
I am however looking for the crank escrutcheon and also the cabinet lid arm. If you have those I'd be interested.
FG.
The brush worked well, but I am not about to post this mug here! I like all you ladies too much for that!Vintage Betty said:YAY FedoraGent! I'm glad you decided to chase after that Victrola machine. It looks wonderful. DeakonKC, do we get to see before/after pics of your face since you are breaking in a new brush?
Picked this up yesterday for FREE! :cheers1:
Nice shoes, sir. Can you tell us more about them and/or post more pictures?Feraud said:Found these for 15 bucks.
Sorry that is the only pic I have. The maker is Via Montenapoleone. Probably not too old but very comfortable. The soles have hardly any wear on 'em.carter said:Nice shoes, sir. Can you tell us more about them and/or post more pictures?[/FONT]