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Hi everyone,

I hope all of you and your families are doing well in this strange and difficult time.

I'm glad to introduce myself to you, being a new member of the forum.

My name is Enrico and I live in Florence (Italy). My father was a very important collector of phonographs and gramophones. I inherited a huge collection. The pieces are mainly American (Edison, Victor, Columbia, Zonophone etc), but I also have many Pathé phonographs and gramophones, as well as objects of other European brands (HMV, Parlophone, Odeon, Paillard, Thorens etc.). Of course, I have many Italian objects, such as La Voce del Padrone (the Italian production house of His Master's Voice), Phonobella, Bonomi etc.

I also have many spare parts which, like the collection, I am cataloging and identifying. These are original pieces and not reproductions.

I became an "expert" studying the history and characteristics of the talking machines in the books of Tim Fabrizio and George Paul, but surely for me it is a great opportunity to be able to exchange ideas and opinions with great experts and enthusiasts like you.

I have chosen some photos from the collection to share with you.

Happy viewing and see you soon on the forum!
Enrico
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Magic ! :mrgreen:
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Welcome and thanks for sharing an extremely interesting collection...
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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Welcome Enrico, to the forum.

Thank you for sharing your wonderful collection with all of us, it's stunning.

Cheers,
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Welcome. We look forward to your posts about both American and international talking machines. :rose:
Best regards ... AZ*
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Enrico,

Welcome to the Forum. Thanks for the photos of your splendid collection. There is such a wonderful variety of European machines. I look forward to your post on our Forum.

Jerry Blais
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Hello Enrico,

Welcome to the Forum!

What an Awesome Collection!

Cheers, Bob S.
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Those are very nice, beautiful, machines! Let's see more. Benvenuti al forum fonografo. Cheers, Russie
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Welcome Enrico and what a magnificent collection you have! Is this one a coin operated Parlophone?
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Welcome, Enrico! Welcome to the forum, and thanks for sharing the images of your beautiful collection!

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