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Jim Wells, Mechanical Music Collector
By Thomas Larsen

For Lee Munsick [160325 MMDigest], see "Jim Wells" at

  http://www.mmdigest.com/Archives/KWIC/W/wells.html 

I live close to where Jim Wells lived in Fairfax, Virginia, and
I attended the last auction of his stuff [some time] later than 1977.
(I believe there had been earlier auctions).  Jim had a huge Mortier,
a Wurlitzer 153, and a Wurlitzer CX, which I believe Lloyd Thoburn
bought at the auction.  He was a retired Ford dealer and was always
on the lookout for a Ford Thunderbird that he could restore and sell.
The Nipper and RCA Phonograph stood on a raised platform in his front
yard for many years.

Thomas Larsen
rocketscientist41@gmail.com.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]



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