When all the hybrid and plastic lenses begin to turn yellow

On 9/24/2010 1:28 PM, Allen wrote:
Peter wrote:
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Watch crystals, however are another story. They are made of simple
uncoated acrylic, and I have been lucky enough to snap up some
deals on
some nice watches on ebay because the crystal was bright yellow. If
the
seller thinks the dial has yellowed (a very expensive repair in the
vintage world), well, what can I say. I repair watches as a hobby...

Would you mind contacting me off line.
peternew at optonline.net.

I have a question about repair of an old music box, circa 1890.

thanks,

OT, but--We have a late 19th C. music box that my wife inherited. She
took it to Antiques Roadshow a few years ago when the were in town.
They looked at it, said in had no value as a music box, but the tile
set in its top was worth $250. She was surprised twice.
Allen


Let's just say I saw a similar box, without the disks, selling at
retail for over $7,500. I have about 4 disks and would like to repair
the mechanism.

I am really looking to sell now, but it can't hurt to fix the box.


Ours is just a small table top box, perhaps 11 inches square. Way back
when (over 60 years ago) I had a friend who had one of those swappable
disc ones, with huge zinc discs perhaps two feet or even more in
diameter. It was located next to their three Edison cylinder machines
and (new and a novelty back then) a brand new Webcor wire recorder--a
device that is more obsolete now than the music box and cylinder players.
Allen

Oops!
I should have said I am "not" looking to sell. This is a small desk top
music box, made in Austria.

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Peter

On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:28:13 -0500, Allen
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Peter wrote:
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Peter wrote:
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Watch crystals, however are another story. They are made of simple
uncoated acrylic, and I have been lucky enough to snap up some deals on
some nice watches on ebay because the crystal was bright yellow. If the
seller thinks the dial has yellowed (a very expensive repair in the
vintage world), well, what can I say. I repair watches as a hobby...

Would you mind contacting me off line.
peternew at optonline.net.

I have a question about repair of an old music box, circa 1890.

thanks,

OT, but--We have a late 19th C. music box that my wife inherited. She
took it to Antiques Roadshow a few years ago when the were in town.
They looked at it, said in had no value as a music box, but the tile
set in its top was worth $250. She was surprised twice.
Allen


Let's just say I saw a similar box, without the disks, selling at retail
for over $7,500. I have about 4 disks and would like to repair the
mechanism.

I am really looking to sell now, but it can't hurt to fix the box.


Ours is just a small table top box, perhaps 11 inches square. Way back
when (over 60 years ago) I had a friend who had one of those swappable
disc ones, with huge zinc discs perhaps two feet or even more in
diameter. It was located next to their three Edison cylinder machines
and (new and a novelty back then) a brand new Webcor wire recorder--a
device that is more obsolete now than the music box and cylinder players.
Allen

I think I submitted this to a Shoot-In some time ago:
http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/Photog...4_Sjxm9-XL.jpg
I think this disk was about 15" to 18" in diameter.


--
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida

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Peter wrote:
"Allen" wrote in message
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Peter wrote:
"shiva das" wrote in message
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Watch crystals, however are another story. They are made of simple
uncoated acrylic, and I have been lucky enough to snap up some deals
on
some nice watches on ebay because the crystal was bright yellow. If
the
seller thinks the dial has yellowed (a very expensive repair in the
vintage world), well, what can I say. I repair watches as a hobby...

Would you mind contacting me off line.
peternew at optonline.net.

I have a question about repair of an old music box, circa 1890.

thanks,

OT, but--We have a late 19th C. music box that my wife inherited. She
took it to Antiques Roadshow a few years ago when the were in town. They
looked at it, said in had no value as a music box, but the tile set in
its top was worth $250. She was surprised twice.
Allen


Let's just say I saw a similar box, without the disks, selling at retail
for over $7,500. I have about 4 disks and would like to repair the
mechanism.

I am really looking to sell now, but it can't hurt to fix the box.


Ours is just a small table top box, perhaps 11 inches square. Way back
when (over 60 years ago) I had a friend who had one of those swappable
disc ones, with huge zinc discs perhaps two feet or even more in diameter.
It was located next to their three Edison cylinder machines and (new and a
novelty back then) a brand new Webcor wire recorder--a device that is more
obsolete now than the music box and cylinder players.
I am obsolete, too:-) I have a turntable and a cassete deck, I also have a
cassette radio in my car. I clearly remember our 8 track receiver, which we
unfortunately gave away. I also like listening to '80s music, and watching
old films:-) My favourites by far are the original star wars and alien.


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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
mechanized infantry reservist
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