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The "Peter Pan Cameraphone"
The "Peter Pan" was a popular "cameraphone" offered in
Great Britain beginning in the 1920's. The better models sold under this
brand were leather-covered and featured bellows-like leather horns. The
spoked turn- table was also employed by other makes, |
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"Keimola"
Circa 1940
A German made Toy Wind -up Gramophone |
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The Electric Record Changing Salonola"
The Electric Record changing Salonola was invented by the late Eric
Waterworth of Hobart,he first started work on the design at about the
age of seventeen and finished it when he was twenty. The salonola was
demonstrated at the 1927 Sydney Show, but unfortunately Home Recreations
who were to incorporate the changer in their phonograph, went into
liquidation and the Salonola was never marketed. |
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Cardtalk Record Player
This has to be one of the most simple record players made in recent
times. It is not a toy, but was designed and used by missionaries for a special purpose, namely for people who cannot read. |
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Edison Cylinder Phonograph
Model with external horn. Circa 1900's |
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"Puck" Cylinder Phonograph
The" Puck Cylinder Phonograph was manufactured during the early part
of the 1900's.French constructed models were characterized in part, by
their silver painted metal bases. The item on display possibly a German-
made "Puck" which were often coloured the shade of our model on display.
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Edison Cylinder "Amberola" Phonograph
Circa 1900's
Edison named his first prototype cylinder apparatus "phonograph" in
September 1877 and completed the devise on December 6 of that year.
The cylinder Phonograph on display has a in-built horn.
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Edison Disc Phonograph
Console Model(A250-1913 using "Hill and Dale" method. Circa 1900's
All Edison cylinders and phonographs employed the "Hill and Dale"
method which relied on a worm drive to transport the sound head across
the record. The 78 invented by Emile Berliner was cut laterally and
therefore only required the record groove to carry the sound head across
the record. (No larger image available)
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"Hughson Conrad Radio"
1947 A five valve dual wave table radio built at Derwent Park, Hobart
Tasmania |
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STC Cabinet Radio
circa 1947 |
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"Pyrox"
Wire Recorder circa 1947 |
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"Presto"
Portable Disc Cutting Machine ExABC Studios, Hobart.This particular
machine was able to record at either 33 1/3 and 78 rpm. |
