I met my dear wife Joan in 1965 when I was posted to Bridgetown High School in the state’s south west. Joan was also on staff at BHS. We were married in January 1966 and had 46 great years together.
Whilst sharing a house with two other male teachers in Bridgetown I found bits of what turned out to be an Edison Phonograph. I realised that there were cosmetic parts missing and spent several months in my spare time rebuilding it and making missing parts.
I found a single, cylinder record and it was played regularly as a test for some of the repairs. On completion of the project a student told me that his grandfather had some records and that I was welcome to them. The lad brought in a large box containing 110 records in good condition. I thanked his grandfather and still have the phonograph and the records.
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A bit like me...old but still working
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