HMV Model 97 Portable
August 9, 2019
In about 1931 HMV and Columbia were taken over by EMI. Several portable gramophones continued to be made, often with
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The “Colibri” Miniature Gramophone
August 4, 2019
This Is the smallest of the variety of miniature gramophones that were offered for sale in the 1920s. The Colibri
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Bandmaster Portable Gramophone
July 24, 2019
Here is an interesting portable gramophone from the early 1920s. Bandmaster was a name used by a German manufacturing Company
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Dulcetto Portable Gramophone
July 19, 2019
Another of the well known names of gramophones that appeared in the 1920s was Dulcetto. The origins of the name
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HMV Table Grand Model 108
June 12, 2019
This is an example of an HMV table top gramophone from about 1924. The model 108. It is a quite
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HMV Model 99 Portable
June 7, 2019
This is an example of one of the last new designs produced by HMV in the early 1930s. The portable
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Columbia Model 201
April 20, 2019
Here is a very nice example of the Columbia 201 portable gramophone from about 1929. Columbia gramophones are always well
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HMV Portable Gramophone
March 29, 2019
The HMV Model 102 from 1931 is probably the most popular gramophone amongst collectors at the moment. It has a
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Apollo Portable Gramophone
March 28, 2019
Apollo is the name used by the firm Craies & Stavridi for gramophone they imported and sold in the UK
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Columbia Portable Gramophone
March 27, 2019
In 1931 HMV and Columbia, the two biggest makers of gramophones were taken over by EMI. Several wind-up gramophones were
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Decca Portable Gramophone
February 4, 2019
Decca gramophones were made in the UK by Barnett Samuel Company. The company started production in 1914. Many of the
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“Sonora” Table Gramophone
January 3, 2019
The gramophone is of high quality, in a mahogany case and with a double spring motor, 12″ turntable and original
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Replacement backs for HMV 5A/5B/ No.4 sound-boxes
September 12, 2018
Increasingly HMV gramophones from the 1930s are turning up with 5A or 5B sound-boxes that have suffered damage due to
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Jazz and Swing Records
September 12, 2018
I have (probably) the largest collection of Jazz, Swing and Dance recordings on 78s available for sale in the South
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