Adolphon Tonearm and reproducer

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Adolphon Tonearm and reproducer

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Information please on this Adolphon wood tone arm and reproducer .... what's it from? who might need it ??
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Re: Adolphon Tonearm and reproducer

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from Germany perhaps :lol:

(sorry, I can't provide any real info)

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Re: Adolphon Tonearm and reproducer

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Yes, it is from Germany :lol:

ges. gesch. = gesetzlich geschützt = registered trademark

Made for a short time around 1923 by the Adolphon GmbH (Company) in Berlin. This company wasn´t a real gramophone maker, but a Bakelite factory. Another gramophone I saw by this company had a equal looking tonearme - but made from Bakelite. Are you sure the tonearm is wood and not painted Bakelite? For a short time they made in 1924 radios, after c. 1925/26 auto parts made out from early plastics.

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