Antique Gramophones

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Gramophones are also referred to as phonographs and record players. Gramophones were used for playing sound recordings consisting of wavy lines engraved on cylinders or discs.

Thomas Edison developed the first phonograph in 1877. Alexander Graham Bell improved upon the design in the 1880s. Both Edison and Bell used phonograph cylinders. Emile Berliner developed gramophone records at the turn of the century. The terms can be a bit confusing and are not used uniformly. Gramophone is widely used to describe phonographs and record players.

In the United States, “phonograph” sometimes refers to Edison-made machines using phonograph cylinders of sound recordings. “Gramophone” refers to the upright machine which plays gramophone record discs. The nickname, “Grammy” is the title of the Grammy Awards today and the trophy is in the form of a miniature gramophone.

The Volta Graphophone Company was founded in 1886 and was the first to manufacture and sell phonograph and dictating machines. The design is iconic for its flared-bell shaped horn and turn table. Antique Graphophones were originally powered by foot pedals, followed by wind up and finally electric motors.

Auction results include an antique New Melba Gramophone with a mahogany horn sold by Christie’s London on May 25, 2004 for $13,321.

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