This is a vintage Victrola record player. The record you see is also old, circa 1930's. No idea on the Victrola itself. It has a crank to wind it up, and the speaker you can see built into the arm. Converted to sepia and re-sized in Photoshop.

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Oh yes!!! I love this!!! Totally!! The postwork really conveys these old times feeling!!! Superb shot and entry!

This is so classy! Composition, tones, love all the details on the needle arm! The refraction on the record and the DOF add to it all...great shot!

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fantastic find & entry :]

Amazing it's the first time I've seen one of these! Tx for enlighting me!

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Here's a full shot of it. You can see the "pipe" where the crank plugs in just under the record on the right. The "ashtray" looking thing is to store the stylus and head, and right up front, you can see a silver strip shaped piece, that's the speed setting to move from a 78rpm record to something else (45rpm's where still a couple years away I think) The poor thing is in horrible shape. I found it tucked away in my parents garage a few years back. It doesn't wind, and I haven't been brave enough to try to open the case. LOL

Other notable that didn't make my entry, is the "Fluta". I'm afraid I don't have any information on that one. It's just old. :)
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Rich

would be worth cleaning up! :] would luv to find something like that

Jeez!!! me too!!! This is wicked!!! I love old things! I'm currently buying old cams on ebay! It's how desperate I am for antiques! :( U lucky to have these, take good care of them! :)

OMG, this is absolutely gorgeous Rich!! I love it!! The sepia is absolutely perfect for this shot! I've always been SO fascinated with things like this..there's an antique mall in downtown Louisville that said on the side of the building that they have "phonographs"..I'm dying to get a chance to go in and look around!! BTW, awesome work!!

Nice pic!

Wow. I have some old perry comos which may feel right at home there. Bsteph

Well, some quick internet research has this dated between 1926 and 1929. I was kinda hoping for something rare, but alas, millions were made. I will settle for the fact it belonged to my folks and cherish it for that reason. That's enough for me. :) (Oh, and the stacks and STACKS of records! It's amazing how much they weigh!!) hehe Rich

WOW! This is such a cool entry. Awesome job indeed! I concider my first CD-player to be antique, LOL.

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