Dating ZONOPHONE machines

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Dating ZONOPHONE machines

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Do any forum members know where I can find a list for all the Zonophone models with reference to dating them using specific serial numbers??

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I could be wrong, but I don't think the Zonophone serial records have survived.

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I too am unfamiliar with a database of Zonophone serial numbers.

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I would take those dates with a grain of salt. For example, it has been conclusively proven that Zonophones didn't appear until March-April 1900 (see the June 2019 issue of The Antique Phonograph).

There's also a good article on the early Zonophone line in the December 2011 issue.

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