Quite Unusual Tabletop

jboger · Post by **jboger** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:33 am

Are we looking at something from the 1930s? The Twenties seem to me early too early and the Forties too late.

Post by **gramophone78** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 10:51 am

It reminds me of another cool UK/Euro machine made during the teens/twenties called a Phonolight. Like the machine in this thread, the Phonolight is constructed of wood. It almost has the appearance of cast iron. So cool. Click on the pics for better definition.

Post by **Roaring20s** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:09 am

It too is an eyeful

or an Eiffel.

I'll take one of each.

James.

Post by **gramophone78** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:32 am

Roaring20s wrote:It too is an eyeful or an Eiffel.
I'll take one of each.

James.

The last Phonolight sold for 3700 Euro's + 27% fees...

.

Post by **audiophile102** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 2:54 pm

Sold for $550 at auction.

estott · Post by **estott** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 3:47 pm

jboger wrote:Are we looking at something from the 1930s? The Twenties seem to me early too early and the Forties too late.

More likely to be the 'teens. It looks like a more elegant version of the Ca. 1916 Ohio-made Vanophone[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbHTB1wb1IA[/youtube]

Henry · Post by **Henry** » Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:58 pm

Well, I've heard the Schubert 9 to better advantage. But hey, if you want to slow it down and lower the pitch, just turn the winding key CCW---brilliant!

Cape 1 · Post by **Cape 1** » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:02 pm

Dear All, I have followed this post in the research to my Parlophon Industria Gramophone made in Berlin Germany, 1913 by Carl Lindstrom Company. I would like to share some photographs of this unusual tabletop gramophone. I've found reference to it in my EMI catalogue and the reference to the two types of models that was manufactured for the year 1913. I've spoken to other collectors in Australia, England, France and Germany. Very little is still
know about this rather unusual tabletop gramophone. I'm still doing further research. This machine came into my collection by chance as the previous owners where returning to the United Kingdom from where the machine originates. The couple I bought the Parlophon Industria from received it as a wedding gift, they then immigrated to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. According to them they played it until something broke and it was placed on a shelve in the study for about forty five years. On their return to the United Kingdom they decide to sell it off on one of the local internet sites. I have collected and repaired music boxes, phonographs and gramophones for a number of years and I have seen many, however this machine stood out and I bought it immediately without haggling over price and collected it two weeks later while I was working on renewable wind energy projects in Port Elizabeth. Upon arriving back in Cape Town I started researching this machine and could not find a shred of information. The first data I came across was on the The Talking Machine Forum, "Quite Unusual Tabletop". I then research further through the EMI Cataloge I have in my repository of books, manuals etc and came across the reference. The rest of my research as indicated was through contacting other collectors and the Parlophon articles in Germany. See attached the serial number and German L symbol (Trade Mark) for Parlophon at the time. It looks like the British Pound symbol. Find attached some photographs of quite a rare Parlophon Industria tabletop gramophone. The Parlophon has been repaired and is now a working tabletop gramophone. It is an all metal cabinet, except for the motherboard which is made of European Oak. The governor springs and weights have been repaired. I can post some photographs of the motherboard, turntable and motor and dimensions in a future post. Sincerely, Shawn Johnston, Cape Town South Africa