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Re: Quadron 109 [message #11724 is a reply to message #11722]

Wed, 27 November 2019 16:37

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Yep, I've noted a couple of 117 conoruma used in 123-108 cases at/near 545k wadsworth. Never had a chance to score one!

545k wads seems actually end of 1934/early 1935, conoruma coming into play ca1933. No GXC codes yet for a while. Style #200 just starting.

I'm thinking the combo of depression + higher import costs must've hit these models in a big way. Old unfinished stock left over from the heady high demand days of 28-29, as you say finished & trickling in with the new import marks at later dates.

Very interesting to note the variances in adjustments, even in 1929. I'd just assumed it was a clean switch. Clearly not! So the gold filled models had cases marked for unadjusted movements; I suppose the intent would be put the adjusted ones into gold cases? Seems like a process/inventory headache (doesn't look like it always happened 100% that way, if that was intent), but the margins would've justified it.

Thanks for this info--Gruen never makes it simple Smile

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		Quadron 109 By: brtime on Fri, 07 April 2017 21:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: MonKee on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:16
		Re: Quadron 109 By: timeliz on Fri, 07 April 2017 23:38
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Sun, 09 April 2017 15:22
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Sun, 09 April 2017 21:42
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Timeticker on Tue, 18 April 2017 23:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Tue, 26 November 2019 16:18
		Re: Quadron 109 By: brtime on Tue, 26 November 2019 17:52
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:35
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 26 November 2019 22:45
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 04:17
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 15:03
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Wed, 27 November 2019 16:37
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:19
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Wed, 27 November 2019 17:57
		Re: Quadron 109 By: JackW on Thu, 28 November 2019 00:55
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Thu, 28 November 2019 03:23
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Thu, 28 November 2019 23:15
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Mon, 02 December 2019 06:01
		Re: Quadron 109 By: Case on Tue, 03 December 2019 02:44
		Re: Quadron 109 By: thesnark17 on Tue, 03 December 2019 04:05
		Re: Quadron 109 By: afire on Tue, 03 December 2019 17:23

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