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From over the pond:

Wow, They sure are cool.I really love those European phonographs. They have so much class. Thanks for sharing.
Harvey Kravitz

More from over the pond:

A vacation in Europe anyone?

What a wonderful and interesting variety of machines. Thanks for sharing. Jerry Blais

I would dearly love to find one of those Swiss/Germany models shaped like a house.
I have a small collection of "little" music boxes, and 3 of them are house shaped too. The oldest of the 3 belonged to my Great-Aunt, and she bought it in Switzerland in the early-mid 30's, and I reckon they'd look way cool next to one of those gramophones.
While the music boxes are really very common, the gramophone version seems to rarely turn up. I suppose they were just a bit too big for the tourist trade to carry home, and no doubt a large percentage of the few that did get taken abroad, probably got gutted later in life and turned into a dolls house for some little girls room.

My favorite is the chair - but for the life of me I don't understand the concept? One thing is for certain, the talking machines over the pond are very unusual and I grab them when I can. Especially the French Pathé machines. BUT shipping and customs will kill you $$$$$$$

I would love one of those Pathé salon machines!, and I love that portable Pathé machine!!

briankeith wrote:From over the pond:
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What is the green horn for?

briankeith wrote:My favorite is the chair - but for the life of me I don't understand the concept?

That chair is practically identical to those that contained chamber pots. Maybe this one was meant to play crappy music. It would also be awkward if some night your guest mistook the phonograph for a toilet.