The woman shown here is no doubt admiring the technical skill of the gentleman, who constructed this handsome phonograph into the bookcase. But he has a little secret. He got the idea from the April, 1940, issue of Popular Mechanics, which reveals that no technical expertise whatsoever is required. The turntable came complete with tone arm, and simply needed to be plugged in to the amplifier, which came complete with controls pre-wired. Rounding out the installation was the 12-inch speaker.

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