Hey yall! Found this Stetson on marketplace. I think it’s a Skyline but I’m not 100% sure. It says it’s 10x and it was priced at $199, (I didn’t pay $199) however I do think it’s a bit older. Can anyone ID it for me? Sorry for the selfie but there’s no other way to show it on my head 🤣
Hello everyone! Last week, I responded to a Facebook Marketplace post about a National Cash Register 313 being sold for a pretty good deal. When I went to visit the seller, they had antiques scattered all over the house. According to the seller, they were selling the contents of the home for a family member who used to be an antique dealer and was getting out of the business. There was stuff EVERYWHERE.
Anyway, after looking at the cash register, I asked if they happened to have any phonographs or record players lying around. They mentioned they had a weird record player that used tube records. I was instantly intrigued!
It turned out to be a Columbia BKT Sears Oxford variant in pretty rough condition. It was covered in ANCIENT cobwebs, and the lid was completely shot. Miraculously, though, the elbow connecting the tonearm to the reproducer was still there.
I asked the seller how much they wanted for it, and they ended up throwing it in with the purchase of the cash register!
The bed plate had definitely seen better days and looked like it had already been painted over at some point, so I decided to strip the old finish and repaint it with an enamel tractor paint that’s fairly close to the original japanned finish. I polished the tonearm rather than repainting it, cleaned up the case, and partially serviced the motor by removing all the cobwebs and old lubricant. I relubricated it and injected new graphite grease into the mainspring barrel.
At this point, all I need is the correct spring for the belt tensioner, a new belt, and to rebuild the reproducer.
Hello everyone! Just wanted to show y’all a neat pair of boots I found at an antique mall in the Texas Hill Country while on a work trip. They were made by bootmaker Ray Jones. To be honest, I didn’t even know what I had until some members of a boot collector Facebook group I’m part of pointed it out to me. I paid very little for them, and I’m really glad to have them in my collection.
And yes, they are my size and fit wonderfully! I’d estimate they’re about a size 11.5.