For Sale – JOHN SLEEP GRAMOPHONES

“Colibri” Miniature Gramophone

This one of the smallest gramophones that appeared on the market in the 1920s. Several models were available but this

“Salon” Phonograph Cylinders

Salon sized phonograph cylinders are not easy to find these days and, of course, you need a phonograph with the

Decca “Crescendo” Portable

This is a simple but effective smaller portable gramophone from the late 1920s. It has a conventional design and is

“Swiss” Horned Gramophone

This is a horned gramophone that is a “Swiss” type machine that would have ben imported into the UK in

HMV Model 97 Portable

In about 1931 HMV and Columbia were taken over by EMI. Several portable gramophones continued to be made, often with

Bandmaster Portable Gramophone

Here is an interesting portable gramophone from the early 1920s. Bandmaster was a name used by a German manufacturing Company

Dulcetto Portable Gramophone

Another of the well known names of gramophones that appeared in the 1920s was Dulcetto. The origins of the name

HMV Table Grand Model 108

This is an example of an HMV table top gramophone from about 1924. The model 108. It is a quite

HMV Model 99 Portable

This is an example of one of the last new designs produced by HMV in the early 1930s. The portable

Apollo Portable Gramophone

Apollo is the name used by the firm Craies & Stavridi for gramophone they imported and sold in the UK

Columbia Portable Gramophone

In 1931 HMV and Columbia, the two biggest makers of gramophones were taken over by EMI. Several wind-up gramophones were

Decca Portable Gramophone

Decca gramophones were made in the UK by Barnett Samuel Company. The company started production in 1914. Many of the

Replacement backs for HMV 5A/5B/ No.4 sound-boxes

Increasingly HMV gramophones from the 1930s are turning up with 5A or 5B sound-boxes that have suffered damage due to

Jazz and Swing Records

I have (probably) the largest collection of Jazz, Swing and Dance recordings on 78s available for sale in the South