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| Demo kit on Ebay | |
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| Kmcqueen Joined: 14 Apr 2023 Posts: 38 |  Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 6:56 pm Post subject: Demo kit on Ebay | ||
| register Joined: 28 May 2022 Posts: 3 | Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 7:17 pm Affirmative. If anyone would like to discuss, please PM me! | ||
| Kmcqueen Joined: 14 Apr 2023 Posts: 38 | Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 7:36 pm I was mostly hoping for more pictures!!! Have you documented or posted them anywhere???? | ||
| register Joined: 28 May 2022 Posts: 3 | Posted: Thu May 25, 2023 7:45 pm The ebay listing has most of the better pics I've taken. If you have any particular requests, let me know!   | ||
| murff Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 620 | Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 1:37 pm | ||
| register Joined: 28 May 2022 Posts: 3 | Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 1:59 pm
More than happy to consider any serious offers! | ||
| Kmcqueen Joined: 14 Apr 2023 Posts: 38 | Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 4:34 pm These cases are pretty spectacular. I can't think of another "salesman sample" type kit for an item this complex. I can only image it melting the brain of who ever the salesman was showing it to. | ||
| Kmcqueen Joined: 14 Apr 2023 Posts: 38 | Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 6:10 pm Also curious if the base of the box is solid wood? (the sculpted pockets for the parts) Were they blow molding/ vacuforming things like this in the 50's ?? | ||
| murff Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 620 | Posted: Fri May 26, 2023 6:46 pm The mold for the individual parts is cloth covered wood - an exception is the mold for the Curta which is made of a soft material, it sounds like paper... The material used is plywood, velvet and imitation leather. I don't know the exact technique of how to make the velvety material into the shape like that.  What amazes me more are the many variations of the green box.... | ||
| murff Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 620 | Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 7:35 pm bid: 2000 ask: 15000 [CHF]  | ||
| Kmcqueen Joined: 14 Apr 2023 Posts: 38 | Posted: Mon May 29, 2023 11:56 pm (raise hand) 2000 | ||
| Pete Joined: 04 Mar 2010 Posts: 203 | Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2023 11:07 am Trade you for a nice old GMT Master? That's a lovely set! | ||
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