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I may be missing something here but it seems that the lid has been flattened and a cushion added to allow for additional seating ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hmv-Wind-up- ... SwQrJbZJeo

Quite a novel idea if so.

This is an HMV Model 130 which has a flat lid, not the Victrola style domed lid of lesser table models.
Let's hope that the cushion merely rests on the lid and has not been glued to it .