Help Me Indentify This

I found it in my shed
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It's a record player.

OMG!!!! NO way!!!



Is that a joke cuz its not that funny

harrykid wrote:OMG!!!! NO way!!!
Is that a joke cuz its not that funny

Three photos:
a blurry control panel.
a blurry tonearm head.
a dusty record changer.

No lables
No names
nothing.
"Help you identify that?

Is THAT a joke?

Come on now.
How ... do you expect ANYone to tell you anything about THAT?
No Joke.

I figure people would know by the control panel picture ...
I I knew a name then why would I ask for someone to identify it?

Harrykid,
It would be next to impossible for anyone to ID this item via the photos posted.
If there is no "brand name" on the unit, I would assume it was a "ghost made" item for one of the large chain, or, Dept. stores.
Ghost items, are made in vast quantities for companies that have a large sales force, but no manufacturing ability.
There may be "stickers" or "stampings" inside or on the components that may ID the item--and it is also possible that it was made up from various makers products, and assembled into another makers cabinet.
Hope that helps, Ron Rich

For the record, photoshopping that control panel reveals...... TADA!..... it's a Wards Airline Solid State console.
Piece of crap.

So the "kid's" question is lame.

I stand corrected--but then, my excuse is, that I don't have, or know how to use, "photoshop".
(I know--ignorance is no excuse---)
Ron Rich

Ron Rich wrote:I stand corrected--but then, my excuse is, that I don't have, or know how to use, "photoshop".
(I know--ignorance is no excuse---)
Ron Rich

Ron, nothing against you of course.

But the "kid" I'm sure could plainly see this junk is an Airline branded unit - just chose to post a lousy photo (prob from his camera phone) and his "If knew a name then why would I ask for someone to identify it?" response was a lie.
He never once mentioned Airline on here (and I'm sure a sticker with model number is on the back of the junk someplace).

Kids, these days..... a real PIA.

Duh.

Ah, Matt,
Come-on now--if he truly is a KID, he may not have even realized that the word "airline" was a "brand name". I had forgotten it, and only remembered it after having read your post--but, I'm old, and my memory is filled up---- and some things just "spill over" these daze-- Ron Rich

Look man just becuase I was around during the 60s doesnt make me a kid I already googled all the info I could find on it and found nothing
And do you guys know how I would go about buying a new needle for it?

To purchase a needle, you might try looking at the above "where to buy---post--
Ron Rich

Back in the day, you could find record players like these in the Spiegels, Aldens, Montgomery Ward, Sears catalogues. Even our local Firestone tire store sold consoles, and had special Christmas albums made for Firestone retailers. --BB

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona

Wow I cant believe theres a way to buy a needle link right of above this --

You need info to find the needle you dont just magically know what need by guessing -- !!!!!!!!

Hey, Harrykid...

That's how you go about getting parts for these things. Parts can come from many sources. Just because a person may own a Chrysler/Dodge 300 doesn't mean the tires were made by Chrysler (ex.: Firestone, Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Pirelli etc.). Alot of parts are supplied by many different companies (maybe by lowest bid and quality) to bring a product into fruition.

Sometimes, you have to literally pick these things apart to see what's actually in them. And, in alot of cases, you can cross-reference these parts to other manufacturers to find an appropriate (sometimes not as good as original) replacement.

When you have old stuff like this, look at your turntable and receiver face plate for any identification, then pull off the back panel and get busy looking for any stickers/stamps on the underside of the turntable and receiver/amp section, and any stickers that may be pasted on the base of the unit.--BB

Bobby Basham
Tucson, Arizona