The “Colibri” was a miniature gramophone, produced in Belgium and made available in about 1928. It has an all-metal case, just 12 x 9 x 9 cm but, when assembled, can play a standard 10″ 78 record which must be bolted down onto a 3cm turntable with a left hand threaded nut. The case itself acts as the resonator and horn and the sound emerges from a small spring loaded door in the side. All the components fit inside the case. The Colibri is probably the smallest of all gramophones ever made.

The gramophone is a real collector’s item and plays surprisingly well. Not a machine for quality of sound but an interesting novelty.

Price, including postage within the UK, £360.00