Gramophone [HMV]

Object detail

Accession number

1982.231

Maker

The Gramophone Company Limited

Production period

1910s

Description

HMV gramophone table model. The unit consists of a large wooden box with a crank handle on one side. There is a turntable on top to accommodate 78 RPM records. A gooseneck tuner arm projects out of the unit and has a speaker at the end. The needle is fixed into the base of the speaker unit. On one side is a lever to STOP/START the gramophone. The registration number is embossed on the rear on a plate - "Rd. No. 539598".
Contains double-sided vinyl record. Parlophone record. "Hallelujah! I'm a bum / Pete Wiggins" on one side. "The bum song / Pete Wiggins" on the other.

Marks

Rd. No. 539598 Maker's Plate
J.B. Galbraith & sons ltd. / "The Gramophone House" / 10, Renfield Street. / Glasgow Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal

Credit Line

The Gramophone Company Limited. 1917. Gramophone [HMV], 1982.231. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Phonograph Gramophone Tools & Equipment for Communication Sound Communication T&E Sound Communication Devices

Production place

Hayes Middlesex England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Sound Technology Communications Technology

Subject auto tags

Record player Data storage device Gas Gramophone record Publication Composite material Metal Circle Antique Wood

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