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Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:13 pm
by flashpanblue
Hello,
My wife and I recently returned from a holiday in the U.K. I took this photo of a machine that I came across on our travels. The picture came out a little dark but lets see if anyone can guess where the machine is located.
Pete
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:04 pm
by Dave D
Is it Highclere Castle, where Downton Abby is filmed?
Dave D
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:20 pm
by flashpanblue
Good try but no its not Highclere. However here is a picture of my wife and I at Highclere Castle. We took a tour of the place and it was really interesting!
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:56 pm
by pictureroll
Is it 5 or 6 stories high?
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 6:54 am
by flashpanblue
I thought for sure some of our U.K forum members would have guessed the location of this machine. The machine is a 1904 Monarch Senior and is located in St Fagans Castle in Wales. Here is the information sheet on it.
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:29 am
by De Soto Frank
Impressive !
We visited Crag-y-nos on a choir trip to Wales & England in 2002...
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 9:33 am
by barnettrp21122
That's one heck of a horn crane!
B.
Re: Holiday Photo of Gramophone!
Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2015 2:04 pm
by epigramophone
The machine is believed to have been presented to Patti by The Gramophone Company. After her death it was purchased by a local man at the sale of Craig-Y-Nos Castle's contents in 1920, and his descendants donated it to the National Museum of Wales.
I posted a better picture of it in a previous thread on European Gramophone Stands.