Table Gramophone with Horn

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Table Gramophone with Horn

Entry/Object ID

1971.015.243 a-b

Description

Gramophone has an oak pedestal like base with a fine varnish, high gloss. Turntable rests on top of this with a stop switch & a speed dial. On the side of the base there is a hole where the crank is inserted. At the back, a black metal arm protrudes, this holds the horn. Horn is of oak with a chrome part at the base. This part holds the needle arm apparatus. This arm is hinged to move over the record. Manufacturer - Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, New Jersey, USA. Sole distributors for Canada - Berliner Gramophone Co. Ltd. Montreal. Patent 1897-1907.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Pendray, Allan Mrs.

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-76 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Gramophone

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

table gramophone

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

May 29, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 23, 2025