Unusual Puck

fonografica · Post by **fonografica** » Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:57 pm

Just bought this rather unusual Puck phonograph, I wonder if the colours are original. Anyone has seen another like this?

gramophoneshane · Post by **gramophoneshane** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:23 am

If you do a google image search for "Mermaid puck phonograph" you'll find dozens of images of other examples of this style of puck.
I've never examined one of these in person so I can't really comment on the originality of the paintwork but if you go through the Google images it may help to confirm whether your paintwork is original or not.

Babillard · Post by **Babillard** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:17 am

It is a «puck» model called Nymphe. It appears in the catalogue of the manufacturer Georges Carette in 1911.
Julien.

fonografica · Post by **fonografica** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:21 am

Babillard wrote: Tue Dec 06, 2022 4:17 am It is a «puck» model called Nymphe. It appears in the catalogue of the manufacturer Georges Carette in 1911.
Julien.

So from what I see the catalogue says either black or guilt.
Merci pour l'info Julien.

gramophoneshane · Post by **gramophoneshane** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:28 am

I wonder, were these made by just one company, or replicated by several manufacturers for a decade like the Lyre based Puck?
Are there any foundry marks or initials pressed in the casting on the underside of the base?

My puck was made by George Carette & Co, and has the foundry mark as pictured below.

fonografica · Post by **fonografica** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:42 am

This one too.

gramophoneshane · Post by **gramophoneshane** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:47 am

Good to see.
Thank you.

Post by **epigramophone** » Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:18 am

fonografica wrote: Mon Dec 05, 2022 3:57 pm Just bought this rather unusual Puck phonograph, I wonder if the colours are original. Anyone has seen another like this?

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Perhaps the original owner was a gentleman who preferred blondes

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AllenKoe · Post by **AllenKoe** » Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:45 am

If I recall, these later machines (painted) derive from the earlier (1905) Sirene model (which mermaid was "gilded")...(and imported to US).
Inspirationally, they could well be traced back to Homer's Odyssey (although there, their beauty was not physical).

Allen

fonografica · Post by **fonografica** » Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:43 am

I believe the colours are original which makes this rare example even more appealing.

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