OK, I'll bite

[maroongem]

So, can someone tell me what's up with these decals?
I can see that the "dot" over the i in Edison is correct, but..........

Bill


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[gramophoneshane]

I dont think the banner decal looks right. Shouldn't the end of the banner, under the "H" in phonograph be rounded instead of straight??

[steve]

Hi Bill,

These are the low quality water slide decals. The only Edison decals that I ever saw that were up to my standards were the ones Dave Jolley made. His Edison decal looks exactly like the original. He is the only one I know of that made the speed marks for the Triumph. His decals are very thin and took skill to apply so he stopped making them as the average person had problems.

A great deal of the reproduction parts made today are of low quality. The Smiths are outstanding, but reproduction parts are a weak link for the most part. Please note I am not criticizing anyone, but I would never pay that much for these decals.

Best regards,

Steve

[Matt Brown]

Does Dave Jolley have any of his decals left?

Matt

[neophone]

Folks,
Speaking of decals, does anyone make a good quality repro decal of the large Victor lid decal? Some buffoon stripped the lid on one of the X's I got and they trashed the decal. That's one decal I don't recall ever seeing.

Regards,
J.

[maroongem]

Actually folks, the point of my post was the absurd bidding that seems to be growing on Ebay. ;D
Don Gefell's decals have been the best that I have seen( and I've been poking around with these for a bit). I don't know his source though.

Bill

[neophone]

Bill,
It's the old "Gotta Have It Now" thing. Probably exacerbated by Christmas. I get it a lot myself, but usually not on new things-you can almost always find them again and again. I think sometimes a collector finds E-Bay before he finds the support network for the hobby he may be starting to pursue. I had bought two Victrolas before I found the boards............ Or the bidder could just be a rich fool

Regards,
J.

P.S. What happened? I thought winter was cancelled!!!! It's cold!