Gramophone Needles; Tin

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Gramophone Needles; Tin

Entry/Object ID

1995.044.001

Description

Tin, full of steel and brass 5/8" gramophone needles. Hinged lid with black paper with gold outline covering needles. Tin is gold coloured; lid is gold, orange and black - label on it says "Britain's Best" in gold on orange background; beneath this in large letters "NITA" in orange, and 'Trade Mark' in black (both on gold background; on bottom of lid "Made in England" "Gramophone Needles" - both in orange on black background. Note with tin says that pumice was used to sharpen dull needles.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Sumner, Greg

Notes

Accession Date: 14-Jun-95 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

needle; tin, gramophone needle; tin

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

July 7, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 28, 2023