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Re: Collecting [message #64666 is a reply to message #64664] Sat, 13 November 2010 02:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Oh, yeah, those are lovely. I really like your "new" Philips radio and the Schneider Brothers too.

Re: Collecting [message #64691 is a reply to message #64666] Sun, 14 November 2010 17:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Nice radios folks! I passed on an old 1930's police scanner that had this really crazy, curvy wood chassis a month or so ago at an estate sale. Should have bought it just for the conversation factor.

I don't collect anything audio. I do have a small collection of about 30 safety razors and about a dozen shaving brushes. Gillettes, GEMS, and Everready brands mostly. Mostly double edge, but some are single edge. I've used every one that I have. My favorite is a british made Gillette Rocket that's a combination of heavy head and aluminum handle. It's a great shaver!

Here's the Rocket.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4694540952_1132e3d4c8.jpg
Re: Collecting [message #64693 is a reply to message #64691] Sun, 14 November 2010 20:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Wow, Shane, now that's cool! Do you have any safety razors from WWI era or before? I understand they were first made in the late 1800's. Do you have any old straight razors?

Re: Collecting [message #64696 is a reply to message #64693] Sun, 14 November 2010 20:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shane is currently offline  Shane
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Wayne Parham wrote on Sun, 14 November 2010 20:11

Wow, Shane, now that's cool! Do you have any safety razors from WWI era or before? I understand they were first made in the late 1800's. Do you have any old straight razors?





I have quite a few from the 40's.

Several of the single edge razors are from 1912-1920 or so. They use what is essentially a rectangular box cutter blade, only the blades I have are hollow ground surgical blades made for shaving. Close to a straight razor as you can get. They may say safety razor on them, but you can take off whole patches of skin if you're not careful. Here's what they look like. I don't have any pics handy of them so I borrowed this one:
http://www.shavemyface.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11032/normal_Grp24.jpg

I have several straight razors, but only one that's near good enough to have sharpened and shave with. I bought it because it was made in the town I went to college at. I'd probably cut a jugular with one anyway!!

Re: Collecting [message #64800 is a reply to message #63681] Sun, 21 November 2010 21:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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My mother-in-law has an old Edison record player housed in a 4 1/2 ft cabinet. This Edison has a diamond needle, so it has never needed to be replaced. She still has some of the 78 records (quite thick) she used to play. I remember seeing a record by Vernon Dalhart (early, early country music) in her collection.
Re: Collecting [message #64801 is a reply to message #64800] Sun, 21 November 2010 21:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Shane is currently offline  Shane
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I've had the opportunity to buy 100's of 78's over the last couple of years. Goto any estate sale and you're almost sure to find some.
Re: Collecting [message #64808 is a reply to message #64664] Mon, 22 November 2010 08:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow, those pictures are absolutely amazing, I'm reminded of pictures of 1940's stereo stores.

The only thing I seem to collect these days is vinyl... but my turntable system is misbehaving (again) and so the collection grows but doesn't get heard.
Re: Collecting [message #64813 is a reply to message #64801] Mon, 22 November 2010 10:23 Go to previous messageGo to next message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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Shane wrote on Sun, 21 November 2010 21:59
I've had the opportunity to buy 100's of 78's over the last couple of years. Goto any estate sale and you're almost sure to find some.



I did the auction circuit a few years ago, and, yes, 78s were everywhere. Finally got tired of dragging them home. I ended up with 4-5000 for about $100 total investment.....C
Re: Collecting [message #64814 is a reply to message #64800] Mon, 22 November 2010 10:26 Go to previous message
colinhester is currently offline  colinhester
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DrumRoll wrote on Sun, 21 November 2010 21:22
My mother-in-law has an old Edison record player housed in a 4 1/2 ft cabinet. This Edison has a diamond needle, so it has never needed to be replaced. She still has some of the 78 records (quite thick) she used to play. I remember seeing a record by Vernon Dalhart (early, early country music) in her collection.



I have an Edison player as well. The edison disc are different than normal records - the groves are modulated up and down, not side to side. I have maybe 100 Edison disc and still play them for company......C
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