Gramophone Company Special Product

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Hines57
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Gramophone Company Special Product

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This is advertised for sale on Facebook in the UK. Does anyone know what the box is for? I know the Gramophone Company made special boxes for the transportation of recordings across the Atlantic. Could it be for that? I'd love to have your thoughts on this.
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PeterF
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Re: Gramophone Company Special Product

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Oh, this is obviously a key accessory for the extremely rare HMV Squirrelogram, a squirrel-powered gramophone targeting the Lake District holidaygoers. It apparently failed in the marketplace, since few examples are known to have survived.

The breathing holes are the giveaway.

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