Gramophone needle box
The Gramophone Co. Ltd
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and paper
Measurements
Box – 40 mm (length); 30 mm (width); 15 mm (height), Needles - 7 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662645
Summary
Two small tin boxes with hinged lids, each containing one steel needle for playing gramophone records. One has a green lid with HMV trademark which is a picture of a white dog listening to a gramophone with a large brass horn. The other has a label stuck over the lid, which has a yellow background visible around the edge of the label. Total number of items is 4.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr E V Gunner in 1974.
Marks and inscriptions
On lid of H.38A: HIS MASTER'S VOICE'/ COPYRIGHT/ REGISTERED TRADE MARK/ SOFT TONE On adhesive label stuck to lid of H38B: [ ] J.O'DELL Underside of both boxes: APPROXIMATELY/ 200/ GR[AMOPHO]NE/ [ ]/ THE [GRAMOPH]ONE/ COMPANY, LIMITED
Makers and roles
The Gramophone Co. Ltd, maker