Nickelodeon - any one know about them ?
By Craig Shrimpton, forwarded by Les Smith
> Newsgroups: rec.antiques
> From: craigs@os.com (Craig Shrimpton)
> Newsgroups: rec.antiques
> Subject: Nickelodeon - any one know about them ?
> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 23:14:23 GMT
> Organization: Orbit Systems - Shrimpton Consulting
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> Greetings!
>
> We have a nickelodeon that has been a "toy" since I was a kid. It is wood,
> 21" high, 16" wide and 9" deep and has a metal plate engraving stating "The
> Regina Co., Rahway, N.J. There is a list of patent dates on the plate from
> 1889 to 1890. We have a bunch of 12" metal (copper) records of all the great
> old tunes from that era. We've never seen another like it, and are wondering
> if anyone else has. BTW: It's a real nickelodeon with the nickel coin slot!
>
> The Shrimptons
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