Phonograph, record player

Object/Artifact

Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Phonograph, record player

Entry/Object ID

2024.371.1

Description

Columbia Grafonola Phonograph, record player Manufacturer, Columbia Gramophone Company 1914-1920 This model is an internal horn alternative to the company’s external horn disc phonographs. Adjustable louvers open up on the front of the player for sound. Between 1901 and 1920, record players would become part of most households, whether rich, middle class, or poor. Models came in a range of prices from cheap to deluxe. The original cost of this model was $50 dollars, but some custom models of the period cost as much as $2,100 dollars. This model is driven by a spring motor. Phonographs started to function on electricity around the 1920s.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.371

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1914

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Phonograph, Portable

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Phonograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication