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Old-Timey Music Machine: The Fotoplayer

submitted by fissionchips

1 decade 6 years 10 months 1 week ago

Huell's 1926 California's Gold Photoplayer / Fotoplayer uses music rolls like those for player pianos to provide music and sound effects to silent films.

I dare you to watch this and not crack a smile.

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THIS is why I come here.

Moving this video to fissionchips's personal queue. It failed to receive enough votes to get sifted up to the front page within 3 days.

fissionchips

A *beggar says what?

Sending this video to Beggar's Corner to plea for a little attention - beg requested by original submitter fissionchips.

What in the world is going on???

fissionchips

>> ^evil_disco_man:
What in the world is going on???

It's more fun if you don't know, but if you need answers click here.

Awesome.

Replacing dead video with this *backup

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Hit it Joe! *promote

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, February 27th, 2008 2:16pm PST - promote requested by maatc.

Tags for this video have been changed from 'Huell Howser, California Gold, Photoplayer' to 'Huell Howser, Californias Gold, Photoplayer' - edited by Grimm

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