Empty storage tubes

[silverface]

Hi all - first "real" post.  I have quite a few ble Amberol cylinders that are orphans without storage tubes.  I've searched the ' net and forums to no avail...has anyone found a source for reasonably priced empty storage tubes?  I found sources for custom fabrication, but I'd prefer not to order 500 of 'em!

thanks - Jim

[gibsonj]

Hey Silverface

I would try Kurt Nauck here:

www.78rpm.com

He usually has Edison tubes available.

John

[nefaurora]

You can get repro cylinder boxes from Shenandoah Restorations and APSCO.. I have noticed though that Shenandoah Restorations sells the same boxes and more for only $4.20 still. APSCO has now jacked up the price of their boxes to $6.25 from $4.00!!! All the boxes from both vendors are the same and made by the same guy.

See weblinks below:

www.shenandoahrestoration.com/supplies.html

www.antiquephono.com/accessor.htm


See this old weblink thread below for old discussion on this subject:

edisonphonos.proboards.com/thread/1470/repro-labels-new-box-tubes

)

Tony K.

Edison Collector/Restorer

[borrilabs]

At this time APSCO is really it for tubes for phonograph cylinders, purchased in small quanitties. Below is companies that can make custom tubes. Yes 500-1000 is a minimum order. You may think that is enough, no worry you will use them. I have had several orders of cylinder boxes made for the blanks and records I make. If you make up nice Amberol or Blue Amberol,Wax Amberol, or Gold Moulded style boxes you will I am certain be able to sell them if you have the graphics nice (best to have a real printer do it, such as Hatch Show Print, rather than a computer generated fabrication. The box below is a 3 piece box I had made by Acme Spiral. The box is similar to An Edison wax Amberol with the large main inner tube, shorter outer tube, slip over ring on top, what is different is it has crimped paper caps crowning the top of both ends of the box, they are study, and since shipping cylinders in them, no breakage (they also get cotton liners like a Gold moulded box.)

www.papertube.co/

acepapertube.com/

www.chicagopapertube.com/

www.acmespiral.com/

I don't know how much more help you could get.

Attachments: