Here is a vintage stringed instrument that appears to be similar to an autoharp in function but is not the same shape as any other I have ever seen. The blue on white label inside reads: Napoleon Harp with a graffic that is probably intended to be Napoleon Bonaparte. Napolean is also applied to the black surface on top with a gold decal. It measures 23.75" x 5.25" x 3" high. There is only one paper number left on the keys... all others have only a dab of glue remaining. Tailpiece is metal and has some oxidation. There are 3 chips in black enamel on one side near the tailpiece. All strings are intact and there's a diamond shaped plastic piece that was found inside that might be the original pick. We purchased it from an estate sale where it had been stored in the garage for many years. I've cleaned it but there is still dirt/dust under the strings. It came from the estate of a retired military man. It had belonged to his wife, a Japanese woman. It came from Japan with her sometime in the 60's and he thought it was a Japanese instrument. This is the only history I know about it. It's in good condition with exceptions noted.

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Here are 4 small vintage busts of well known classical music composers. 2 are chalkware and 2 are salt sculptures. Haydn and Bach are chalkware with makers mark HERCO impressed on right side, date of birth/death on left. Beethovin and Handel are salt sculptures with makers mark stylized RA (?) and The Immortals Trade Mark impressed on the right, date of birth/death on left. All are about 4" high. They are in very good condition. They were all purchased from the same estate sale.12s7

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Fire engine red Danelectro Pastrami Overdrive DJ-1 guitar effects pedal is in the original box with paper fold-out picturing many swell Danelectro guitars, amps and special effects pedals. It also has a little folder with suggested sound settings for Danelectro mini effects for the Pastrami and 14 others. Originally purchased for a budding young female musician who decided to go accoustic... so it has seen very little use and is in extremely good condition. It is bright, shiny and so cool! Check our other auctions this week for more Danelectro effects.

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This vintage drum majorette motion clock was made by the United Clock Company of Brooklyn, New York. The clock is working and keeping accurate time. The motion mechanism is also working but the original baton wasn't with it when we purchased it from an estate sale about 25 years ago. Bill has made a good replacement baton that works quite well, turns easily with the mechanism and gives the right look. The clock case is white metal with a golden finish. It's 11.5" high x 9" wide x 4" deep. Back is marked: Pat Pen in the casting. Clock is marked with a patent number for the clock mechanism: 2,140,365 (1938). The golden finish has oxidation/clouding to the surface. We gently buffed some of the high spots with a rouge cloth but didn't want to wear any of the original finish away so the decision of how much to polish or clean will be up to the new owner. The face is in excellent condition. It's a neat old item!

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This Disney promo is The Country Bears Harmonica made by Hohner. It's mint, never used, in the original Country Bears box plus "How to Play" instruction sheet. Harmonica is black and shiny silver with The Country Bears on one side and Hohner on the other. Box is hard gray plastic marked: Disney's The Country Bears. Harmonica is 4" long. Box is slightly larger.

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Here is a Hohner recorder purchased from an estate sale. The green plastic slip case is marked: Hohner "Melody" Blockflote Recorder-Flute A Bec Flauta Dulce 1-095.098-1001. The back of the case is stamped: 9509 C Sopran 1-Teilig Barock B9509 Matth Hohner AC D-78647 Trossingen Germany. The recorder is 13" long. Marked Hohner and Made in Germany. It has a few very light teeth marks at underside of mouthpiece. Flap tuck in on case is not connected at one end, stapled at the other. Everything is basically in very good used condition.

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Kenny Rogers Presents THE RECORD GAME the board game of the music industry with hit records, stardom, fortune & fame. This 1984 board game looks as if it has never been played with. The contents of the box are excellent. The board folds in 4 sections and is huge: 29" square! A serious game! How to play, rules, etc, comes on a 33-1/3rpm record and an official rules booklet. Promotional cards, concert tickets, booking tickets, setback cards, radio tracking boards, markers, etc... all are in excellent unplayed with condition except the wilted rubber bands that once held the stacks of cards together. Box is 14.5" square x 2" high, the only part that shows any wear... shelf wear to a few spots on edges/corners is the worst on top right corner and some shelf dirt on underside. Purchased from an estate sale.

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Here's a pair of wonderful Rock 'n Roll curtains with a "Let's Twist" theme, circa 1960, the year Chubby Checker's record The Twist topped the charts for the first time. These were New Old Stock in the original cellophane wrappers when we purchased them about 25 years ago. The wrappers are long gone... they came unglued and disintegrated with time, but the curtains were still package folded (until we opened them today to measure and photograph) and they have never been used. They are covered with brightly colored twisting dancers; rock and roll musicians playing the drums, guitar, and trumpet; jukeboxes that say: Twist Tunes; musical notes; and a group of sayings: Come On EveryBody, Around and Around, Let's Go.

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Here are 3 vintage chalkware tiles, each featuring the the raised sculptural portrait of a famous classical composer and musician. They are: Brahms, Richard Wagner and Mendlessohn. All 3 are profiles. They each measure 7.5" x 5.5". Imbedded wire hangers on the backs. They are all painted with a white semi gloss sealer of some type. Wagner has a darker finish than the other two. All have some minor edge wear, chipping. Wagner has a small area of surface damage on his hat, collar, cheek, and chin. In good condition with exceptions noted. It's possible to have these repaired if so desired... or if you are an artistic type, perhaps you could repair them yourself... a little spackle, a little know-how. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago. 16s8

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Here are 3 vintage chalkware tiles, each featuring the the raised sculptural portrait of a famous classical composer and musician. They are: Chopin, Franz Liszt and Tschaikowsky (Tschaikovsky). Tschaikowsky is shown facing front; the other 2 are profiles. They each measure 7.5" x 5.5". Imbedded wire hangers on the backs. They are all painted with a white semi gloss sealer of some type. Liszt has a darker finish than the other two. All have some minor edge wear, chipping. Chopin has a tiny area of surface damage on his beard near ear. Tschaikowsky has a small area of surface damage on his nose, left top mustache, chin and a larger chip at the bottom right front corner. Larger chip on Liszt back bottom left corner doesn't distract from the front. In good condition with exceptions noted. It's possible to have these repaired if so desired... or if you are an artistic type, perhaps you could repair them yourself... a little spackle, a little know-how. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago. 16s8

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Small vintage bust of classical music composer Johann Sebastian Bach is made of translucent porcelain. It looks great if you have a lighted shelf or light box on which to display it. Marked on underside in red underglaze stamp: Great Composer Series. Just a tiny bit of a silver paper label is left attached but unfortunately there is no information as to the maker left to see. 6" high. Base is 2.5" x 2.25". There's a short (1/8") tan scratch on the top of his head. In excellent condition otherwise. Purchased from an estate sale many years ago.

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Here are 2 from Joy Division on original Factory Records label. Both are 7" stereo 45 rpm with picture sleeves. They are:

• Transmission b/w Novelty - 1979 - FAC 13 - Staple holes in corner of sleeve where we had it hanging on the wall, light creases around record. Disc has slight mfg deformity at edge... curled under a bit at very edge but doesn't extend into playing grooves. In excellent condition otherwise.
• Love Will Tear Us Apart b/w These Days - 1980 - FAC 23 - Sleeve has light creases around record, lightly worn corner tips. Disc is excellent.

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Here are 3 singles from former Ultravox lead singer, John Foxx, aka Dennis Leigh. All are from the early part of his solo career when he signed with Virgin records. All are on his Metal Beat label. All have picture sleeves. They are as follows:

• Miles Away b/w A Long Time - 1980 - VS 382 - Disc is in excellent condition. Sleeve has staple holes in corners where we had it hanging on the wall, gray circle mark on back around label line. In very good condition otherwise.
• Europe After the Rain b/w This Jungle - 1981 - VS 393 - Disc is excellent. Cardboard sleeve has staple holes in corners where we had it hanging on the wall... in very good condition otherwise.
• Dancing Like a Gun b/w Swimmer 2 - 1981 - VS 459 - Disc is excellent. Sleeve has light circular mark around label area... no discoloration... just a change in surface look if you hold it sideways to the light.

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Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns original member of the Damned) 7 inch 45 record in gatefold picture sleeve, This is Your Captain Speaking, was issued in 1981 by Crass Records c/o Rough Trade London. Cat. No. 321984/5. Disc is excellent. Staple holes in poster where we had it hanging on the wall and bend lower center corner. In very good condition otherwise.

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Dead Kennedys' original pressing of the 1980 single Kill the Poor b/w In-Sight on Cherry Red Records, London. 45 rpm Stereo. Picture sleeve has gray marks center front from record center, light browning in smoke upper right... in very good condition otherwise. Disc is excellent.

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1981 yellow vinyl 45 from the German pioneers of electronic music, Kraftwerk, is Pocket Calculater b/w Dentaku. Kling Klang Music. WBS 49723. Frosted plastic picture sleeve has staple holes in top from were we had it hanging on the wall. Disc is in excellent condition.

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Plasmatics 7 inch 45 record Monkey Suit b/w Squirm (Live) is beautiful red blood splatters on yellow vinyl with cardboard picture sleeve. Stiff Records BUY 91 Made in England. Disc is in excellent condition. Sleeve is very good with tiny staple holes in corners from where we had it hanging on the wall. The Plasmatics blend of punk & heavy metal came to be known as crossover punk.

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Here's a single from British rock group, The Fall, called There's a Ghost In My House b/w Haf Found Bormann. Great hologram picture sleeve with screaming ghost. 45 rpm stereo. Beggars Banquet BEG187H Made in England 1987. Some light scratches on the hologram. Disc is excellent.

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Julia Lee's PARTY TIME, Capitol H228, 10" monoral 33-1/3 RPM long playing microgroove, Circa 1950

List of Songs: King Size Papa, Snatch and Grab It, Ain't Got It No More, Tell Me Daddy, Tonight's The Night, Didn't Like It The First Time, Ain't It a Crime, Don't Save It Too Long

Julia Lee was Kansas City's "sweetheart of song" known for her husky voice and rockin' piano, a major figure in the blue's revival that followed World War II. She once commented on her risque repetoire by saying that she "sang the songs her mother taught her not to sing." "Come on Over to My House Baby" got her a recording contract with Capitol in 1946. "Snatch and Grab It" sold over half a million copies in 1947. Born on Halloween, 1902. Died December 8, 1958.

Light cover wear as follows: corners slightly bumped, pale stain back side edge, short crackle break in surface paper bottom edge from age. Basically in very good condition. Just want you to be aware of what might not show up in photos. Record condition is very good. We cleaned it lightly but there are light crackles first song each side consistant with dust. There are no scratch crackles and it sounds really good and looks quite clean... good black sheen to record surface... none of that gray overplayed color. Total playing time is about 24 minutes for the album.

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Here are 3 of my vintage soft cover song books from the sixties.

• Bob Dylan Song Book with 47 early songs. I can't find a copyright date but most songs are copyrighted 1965 and before... I'd been following Dylan since 1962, got my guitar in '66... so I'm sure this book is from the later part of the sixties. 143 pages includes guitar chords above the music; table of contents; first line index; short early biography; drawings and photos; recording info (which other singers have covered each song); and chart of chord diagrams for ukulele, 5 string banjo, tenor banjo, and baritone ukulele. Black cover shows wear as white spots on spine and page edges. Used but in very good condition.
• Peter, Paul, and Mary: A Collection with 46 early songs. All songs by P, P & M or their contemporaries are copyrighted 1967 or before. Previously unrecorded or unpublished works are copyrighted 1968 or before. 79 pages includes guitar chords above the music; table of contents; first line index; photos; and a special section of rare, previously unpublished manuscripts. Slight wear to spine edge of cover. Used but in very good condition.
• The Big 75 Song Book: Easy Big Note Piano copyright 1970 by Warner Bros. has 75 hit songs predominantly by the Beatles' John Lennon and Paul McCartney with a few by Peter, Paul, & Mary; Bob Dylan; & Neil Young; one or 2 by Aretha Franklin; Van Morrison; Gordon Lightfoot; Jerry Jeff Walker and others. 160 pages. Slight wrinkling on cover and light half circle mark from a wet drink upper right corner front cover. In very good condition otherwise.

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Here is an antique record making machine. We were told it's for making original acetate records... for recording and playback also. We believe this is the type of machine they used to have in the 1930's and 40's at the seashore amusement arcades where you could go into a booth and friends and family could make their own record to take home as a souvenir. This one is called Sound Scriber made by the Soundscriber Corporation of New Haven, Connecticut. The underside has a paper stapled to it: License Notice and Patent Numbers Applicable to Soundscriber Transcribers: Licensed by Western Electric Company under U.S. patents of American Telephone and Telegraph Co... etc. Patent numbers run from 1939 through 1945. The housing is wood. The thick turntable is black bakelite. It's 8.25" high x 10" wide x 11.5" deep. It weighs a ton! well not really... but it seems extremely heavy for it's size... it's over 20 pounds. We don't know if it works... don't know how to test it. The wooden case has some wear and damage: 2 feet on base appear to have come off and been glued back into place; there is overflow of glue in some of the cabinet joints... at front right corner of the turntable compartment is most noticeable; a small bit of the molding is missing at the left side corner; there are scratches in the finish on top and sides that appear lighter than original surface; there are 3 chipped ends on the wooden fins on one side; and it's dirty inside the area under the turntable.

We purchased 2 of these Sound Scribers from an estate sale. We sold the other one on ebay a few months ago. It had a model number on it: Model T - 25820. I don't see the model on this one but they were almost identical except for their condition and the treatment of the underside... the other one had a quick remove panel that come off easily and we were able to photograph the interior. It had tubes inside of it, some of them were marked: Marconi of Canada. The underpanel on this one can only be removed by undoing all of the screws... so we didn't. It's a neat old item! 45s25

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