The Aaron and Thea Cramer Collection
All photographs Copyright © 2004-2006 Peter Liebert. All rights reserved. Use with permission only.
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Looking into the collection from the entrance
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The right-side display cabinet and wall
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Middle section showing Amberola 1A , Windsor, and Idelia
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The Lambert phonograph,containing the world's oldest playable recording.
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(the Lambert seen from the top and side)
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Aaron proudly displays his Hexaphones. Note the pink Lamberts!
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Edison Mazda Lamp Display
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Early electric machines were powered by these Grenet battery cells
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This North American machine in cabinet was one of Aaron's favorites.
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Very rare Edison Idelia
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A rare moving-mandrel Wizard phonograph stands in for a Berliner in this Nipper display
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Stollwerk & Company supplied playable chocolate records that were used with this working toy phonograph
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(detail of rare surviving chocolate record)
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Perfected Graphophone
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Edison Bijou coin-op
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Edison cabinet cards
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Most Autophones were coin-op machines, however, this 12 cylinder model was designed for home use.
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Aaron's fantastic selection of Pink Lambert cylinders. Note the crank on the side of this rotating cylinder cabinet.
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Victor alarm box and bell
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Aaron and his 1941 Wurlitzer 850 Jukebox
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Replica Bergman tin-foil (number 5 of only 6 made), produced by master machinist
Bill Ptacek in 1999. Bill was killed in a boating accident in 2004 |
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Bettini equipped red-banner home in front of rare hand-wind Victor
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Edison Ajax Coin-Op
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Victor VI displayed on matching cabinet
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This Regina box plays a small disk while dispensing gum
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Regina Coronet multi-disc music box
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