Name/Title
Sonora cabinet phonograph from Franck & Son of the Fenn family, c. 1920Entry/Object ID
2012.40.43Description
Acc. No. 12.40.43
Subject Category: Businesses
Date or Period: circa 1920
Object: Phonograph, cabinet
Description: A phonograph in wooden cabinet with dark mahogany finish, short cabriolet legs, hinged lid, delicate sound grille, and phonograph storage space divided into 4 slots, with alphabetized cardboard storage holders, behind two hinged doors, with keyhole on the right door. Inside lid has a logo picked out in gold: Sonora, with a bell behind the a. Above this are the words "The Instrument of Quality" and below "Clear as a Bell'. Below that, two circular emblems and underneath that, a painted ribbon-banner stating: Highest Score for Tone at Panama Pacific Exposition 1915. Finally below that, is a transfer decal stating: Max Franck & Son, Alameda, Cal.
Size: Closed: H 25 1/2” (lid: 5 1/2”) X W 20 X D 19 1/2”
History of Object:
Phonograph in cabinet of the Fenn family, bought at Franck's music store, which was on Park Street. Object must have been purchased after 1915. The Sonora Company closed in 1930.
Acquired from: Elizabeth Anne Cate
Date: 05/18/12
