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Nice Little Swiss Model
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gramophone78
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Nice Little Swiss Model
Here's a cute little Paillard "client" machine I just picked up. A Britanniaphone Gramophone. Interesting how the motor is all nickel plated. Can any of our UK members shed a bit of light on this machine..??.
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alang
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
Nice machine. You are on a roll, first the Victor Type A, now this.
Congratulations!
Andreas
Congratulations!
Andreas
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gramophone78
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
Here's a little video of it playing...http://youtu.be/A2nwH4f9yCc.
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RAK402
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
Very cool!
Great looking and sounding machine!
Great looking and sounding machine!
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epigramophone
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
The letters "B.H.A" on the soundbox stand for Barnett Henry Abrahams, an Englishman who emigrated to Switzerland and commenced business as a manufacturer of musical boxes, usually bearing the Britannia trademark.
Like many such manufacturers, B.H.A diversified into the gramophone business when the demand for musical boxes dried up.
Like many such manufacturers, B.H.A diversified into the gramophone business when the demand for musical boxes dried up.
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FloridaClay
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
Nice machine, and great record as well.
Clay
Clay
Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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gramophone78
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Re: Nice Little Swiss Model
Thanks for the info. I also found this:
BHA, Barnett H. Abrahams moved in 1895 to St. Croix and manufactured music boxes. He died in 1902.
This machine was made by the Son's company called Britannia and founded June 24, 1904 Britannia SA, among other things,manufactured, purchased and sold phonographs and other talking machines.
This family thus had a sales network in England.
Source: the makers of music boxes, J.-C. Piguet, Ste-Croix
BHA, Barnett H. Abrahams moved in 1895 to St. Croix and manufactured music boxes. He died in 1902.
This machine was made by the Son's company called Britannia and founded June 24, 1904 Britannia SA, among other things,manufactured, purchased and sold phonographs and other talking machines.
This family thus had a sales network in England.
Source: the makers of music boxes, J.-C. Piguet, Ste-Croix