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Steve Miller
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Bought this little cabinet on Facebook Marketplace. It just fits the space where we want to put it.



Top flips up and there are small shelves underneath it.





At first I thought it was for an office - files on top, mail on the shelves. Now I'm not sure. The top compartment has a false bottom that is supported by springs



Now I'm thinking record player, and indeed there is a hole in the back where a cord might have come through. Must have been just for 45s though - other record sizes won't fit on the shelves.

Your thoughts?


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ShiroKuro
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No idea. I thought maybe shoe cupboard, but it's not quite right for that....

Whatever it is, I like it!


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I think it's the case for a Victrola, but it's a most unusual style.

Are the shelves large enough for 78 rpm records? Most of those were 10-inch diameter.

Big Al


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Steve Miller
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Originally posted by big al:
I think it's the case for a Victrola, but it's a most unusual style.

Are the shelves large enough for 78 rpm records? Most of those were 10-inch diameter.

Big Al


I'll measure it tomorrow.

It's made from interesting stuff. It's riff-cut oak but it's not quarter sawn. I've never seen anything like it.


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I was thinking along the same lines as Big Al, but the style seems a little more contemporary than what I normally think of as Victrola era.


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I like it.


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