Post by lucius1958 on Feb 11, 2015 0:27:54 GMT -5
Sometimes, you have to go searching far and wide..... sometimes, the gods drop something in your lap.
I drove up Tuesday to a therapist's appointment. I had barely sat down when he said, "I've got something for you." From out of the closet he lugged a cardboard box: I could see some cylinder boxes, a dusty lid, and the tarnished bell end of a horn.
In short, it turned out to be a Standard B, with an ICS plaque. There were also the original black & brass horn, 15 wax cylinders, and a bunch of ICS lesson books.
When I finally got this precious cargo home, dusted it off, and removed the lid, there was a nearly pristine mechanism: bright nickel, almost perfect striping, and a Model C reproducer with no discernible wear on the stylus. Also there were the external speed control and repeater which marked it as an ICS machine. The case was in fine condition under the dust, with a beautiful banner decal and celluloid plaque. SN was 281792. Despite having sat wound up for the better part of a century, the motor purred to life when I released the brake, and ran for a good number of minutes (albeit without the belt) before it ran down.
The cylinders were nearly all in V+/E condition: 5 were ICS language lessons, and the rest were musical selections. Here are some photos of the find:
BillS
I drove up Tuesday to a therapist's appointment. I had barely sat down when he said, "I've got something for you." From out of the closet he lugged a cardboard box: I could see some cylinder boxes, a dusty lid, and the tarnished bell end of a horn.
In short, it turned out to be a Standard B, with an ICS plaque. There were also the original black & brass horn, 15 wax cylinders, and a bunch of ICS lesson books.
When I finally got this precious cargo home, dusted it off, and removed the lid, there was a nearly pristine mechanism: bright nickel, almost perfect striping, and a Model C reproducer with no discernible wear on the stylus. Also there were the external speed control and repeater which marked it as an ICS machine. The case was in fine condition under the dust, with a beautiful banner decal and celluloid plaque. SN was 281792. Despite having sat wound up for the better part of a century, the motor purred to life when I released the brake, and ran for a good number of minutes (albeit without the belt) before it ran down.
The cylinders were nearly all in V+/E condition: 5 were ICS language lessons, and the rest were musical selections. Here are some photos of the find:
BillS
