Gramophone
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1940
Materials
Metal, Velvet
Measurements
170 mm (Width); 310 mm (Length)
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290019
Summary
A gramophone in a portable case covered in black oilcloth, a rectangular form. Winding handle on the front and needle arm on a ball joint inside, with a blue velvet covered record plate in the centre. A sound box back left and a record holder in the lid. Labelled; 'Angelica Murdoch's' speed dial with '78' in centre. Probably 1940s (?) n.b. File of 'His Master's Voice ' records en suite.
Marks and inscriptions
His Master's Voice