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Watchtower Vertical Phonograph
Big Tex
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Watchtower Vertical Phonograph
posted Thu, 03 Oct 2002 06:12:00 GMT
(10/3/2002)
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  TexasPost 466 of 13359 Since 2/17/2003 |
I remember hearing stories about how the Witnesses would use phonographs in service (was this in the 1930's or 1940s?) rather than actually talking to the person, but I had never seen a picture of one until now. I didn't know the mechanics of how it worked until I read this description:
It was held vertically and when the lid was put down the needle would go down and start playing the record. The center disk screws on to hold the record tightly in place for carrying. The side drawer must be closed and once the crank is resecured as the handle everything was locked up.
Seems like a lot of trouble to go to just to avoid actually talking to the householder and this thing must have weighed a ton. By the way, if you have one now might be a good time to dust it off and put it up for auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=718496754
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GentlyFeral
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Re: Watchtower Vertical Phonograph
posted Thu, 03 Oct 2002 07:34:00 GMT
(10/3/2002)
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 Post 284 of 2255 Since 3/20/2001 |
From ebay ad:
Our record player had Watchtower Phonograph needles (almost a full pack of 100) |
Dia
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Re: Watchtower Vertical Phonograph
posted Thu, 03 Oct 2002 08:22:00 GMT
(10/3/2002)
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Post 334 of 637 Since 6/7/2002 |
They have gotten so very much better at creating robots since those days.
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Matty
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Re: Watchtower Vertical Phonograph
posted Thu, 03 Oct 2002 10:31:00 GMT
(10/3/2002)
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 CaliforniaPost 2155 of 2727 Since 4/22/2002 |
I still have one with a few Rutherford records. They really are marvels of compactness.Imagine putting a record on a doorstep for the householder to hear an old fart talk about the resurrection! Strange times!
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