Vanity Fair WKRP in Cincinnati phono
 

Saw a post of one of these on FB, sure enough, one's on eBay right now:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-WK...item4d1827581a

Very nice indeed :)

Does anyone know anything about the history of vanity fair products? They seem to have made a ton of similar and cheap record players in the late 70s to mid 80s but I know nothing about the company, their other products, or their history before or after.

I've always knew them to build, the cheapie kiddie players with the acoustic reproducers. The first one I saw, was in the mid-50's, so they were in business, at least that long.
Most had 78 only speeds. :sigh:

I've always kind of wanted one, but every time I see one they are always trashed with missing needle.. I don't get the impression they were built to last

My first phono was a VF with a 3-inch reproducer as part of the tone arm. There was a volume control right in the center, but, being a hand-me-down, it was broken off.