Talk-O-Phone, Lambert Concert, Unique reproducer, Ebay list

Zwebie · Post by **Zwebie** » Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:38 pm

Here are my new Ebay listings for this week:

*** 1903 Talk-O-Phone “Brooke” ***
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111717733166?ss ... 1555.l2649

*** Super-Rare 5” CONCERT Black Lambert Record! ***
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111717729250?ss ... 1555.l2649

*** “Unique?”, “Experimental?”, G.H. 20 Long Throat Sound Box! ***
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111717727661?ss ... 1555.l2649

Cheers, Bob S.

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:13 am

The reproducer is from a German "Hero" horn machine... as seen on Howard Hope's page.

Zwebie · Post by **Zwebie** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:16 am

Curt A wrote:

The reproducer is from a German "Hero" horn machine... as seen on Howard Hope's page.

http://www.gramophones.uk.com/informati ... mopho.html

The question I have is, Does the G.H. stand for German HERO ???
And, how does a reproducer made in Yellow Springs Ohio, end up on a 1908-10 German machine ???

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:16 am

The reproducer wasn't made in Yello Springs, Ohio. It is an early German reproducer and the name "Parcival" is more often found around the circumference. Maybe it was bought in and re-badged by the retailer in the US? "G.H." doesn't stand for German Hero either! The name "Hero" is simply one particular brand name given to some of the machines that used these parts, which were often made by Lindstrom industries. Various retailers / importers worldwide imported Lindstrom products and machines over the years and these were often given new names.

What you have there is a very fine soundbox though! If bids outside the US were permitted I'd have a go myself.

Post by **gramophone78** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:22 am

The GH could be short for "GmbH". Which stands for "company" on German made products....

. Like Steve, I have seen this sound box branded with different names.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:39 am

Duh, why didn't I think of that?

You're right, gramophone78, the GH is an abbreviation of the abbreviation GmbH. Were they short of space?

I'm having an on-going conversation elsewhere about early German machines, their manufacture, distribution and marketing in non-German territories. The same machine can be found in various catalogues with different brand and model names. I believe the same was true in the US with mail order companies offering "foreign" products with US sounding names?

Curt A · Post by **Curt A** » Tue Jul 14, 2015 9:32 pm

"Historic Factoid": This German reproducer actually had a unique dual purpose... it was great for playing records, but it was a ripoff of Edison's Autograph pen. During WWI, before DNA identification, many German soldiers who were killed went unidentified... This reproducer could be converted to a tattoo machine when needed and it became popular for German soldiers to tattoo ID numbers on various body parts - hands, feet, legs, arms, etc. In the event a soldier was blown to bits or mangled beyond recognition, the body parts could be collected and at least put in the correct pile for identification.

The picture below shows the original Edison design...

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Wed Jul 15, 2015 6:21 am

1905 soundbox

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:23 am

'Tis a great pity worldwide shipping wasn't offered. I have a sneaking suspicion this might have made quite a lot more than it did.

Andreas Gramophones · Post by **Andreas Gramophones** » Thu Apr 06, 2017 7:57 pm

One of these appeared here in Brazil too, now it's with me, sorry for not coming with the machine !!

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