Fall is the time of year for squash so two Sunday's ago I went to my favorite farm for some. I purchased my usual favorites and one that I had never tried before. On my way home I passed the big barn antique/junk place and they were open which is not normal, so I stopped and took a looksee. I walked the whole place not really finding anything that interested me. I did go through their records and picked out about 20 possibilities. Not having any money, because I spent it on squash, I set the records aside hoping they would be there the next time I went by and caught them open. It just so happens that I really like the new squash so this past Sunday I went back for more and again on my way home I passed the same barn and they were open. I have money this time!! I headed for my records and out of the corner of my eye I caught sight of something. Don't know how I missed it before but sitting there back in a dark corner was an RCA Victor model SHC-8 in Maple, sort of. It was not a pretty sight, as a matter of fact it was really bad. I raised the lid and sitting on top of the tuner was a large mice nest with 3 dead mice looking up at me. I took a piece of cardboard and flipped them on the floor so I could see how much damage the nest made. Other than dirt and some pee stains the top of the tuner looked like it could be saved. I asked the owner how long it had been there because I did not see before and he said it had been buried for some time. I missed it the other day because something was sitting in front of it. He also said there was a speaker that came with it. I moved some stuff around and sure enough there it sat. Model SHS-4 in Maple, again sort of. Both were just covered in filth and the cabinets not very pretty. All the guts were there in both units so that was a plus. I asked how much and after he thought about I said yes and loaded it up along with my records. I spent the rest of Sunday afternoon cleaning and scrubbing. I changed my soapy water 4 times before it was no longer black and then a couple of more scrubbings after that. Now I can see what I really bought. Again the guts were filthy but did clean up....the cabinets are really, really, bad. Really BAD! So that's my find and my story. I have included pictures after clean up and it now is being stored in my barn, it's mouse free!
Oh, I ended up with 18 records.
Bill
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