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Tuesday picture - A Duo of early Memovoxes & the charm of the Classics -- Part 2

Speedbeat Trio



Here today, after these more general lines, including some very typical examples,
I would like to share a view backwards, to the beginnings of the Memovox story:

This was introduced in the early Fifties, and although I do not have the full
spectrum of these early ones, here just 2 typical ones, I was lucky enough to find,
and fall upon them..

== The early Memovoxes

The first one, the one which started the Memovox story & history, was a manual wind,
with a very peculiar, cylindrical style of lugs, also named "hooded lugs";

These are very specific for these early-comers, introduced 1950 as the
pioneering Memovox


E 3150 Hooded lugs

My ss example here shows a nice creamy dial patination and a lighter
alarm disc, contributing to its charm.
The RG hands and indices make a truly charming warm impression of the dial.

But as I have been furtheron very lucky again, to have found another
early one, again the case ss, but indices & hands in white gold.
( Thx to Nico for highlighting this hidden feature, now known to me,
as the happy owner..)

== JLC Memovox 1282/A



A really noble appeal with a shine..
( Pls note the different lugs & the play of light on this dial).

== Here now the Duo of early Memovoxes



A congenial pair of early MMVs



Hope you liked a bit the view back into
the early times of Memovoxes,

Best, hs

Credits: To my friends Blomman, Nico & Clavi for
teaching & encouragement, and also being such a kind
"Vis-a- tergo", the kind Force from the Back !


PS: pls note : unfortunately initially these last pics could not
Initially be properly uploaded ( E875 Trio, and the
early MMV Duo: E 3150 & 1282).

- Thus I have amended these few pics in this separate post, Part-2





This message has been edited by hs111 on 2016-07-05 09:03:16