The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

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Very interesting!

Yes, very interesting and rare... most of them were destroyed in the house fires they started...

Seriously, imagine using one of these in a house with gas lighting which developed a minor leak or a fixture with a broken mantle...

I'm glad you like it. That machine is mine. It really is fascinating to watch.

I haven't seen Wayne posting here for a while. Of the three different case designs Paillard offered in the hot air lineup, he has two.

TinfoilPhono wrote:I'm glad you like it. That machine is mine. It really is fascinating to watch.

I haven't seen Wayne posting here for a while. Of the three different case designs Paillard offered in the hot air lineup, he has two.

Hey there!! Glad to meet you! I've been parousing your channel all day looking at all your different machines. You have a fine collection.

A classic example of "doing it the hard way": all the preparation, plus the fire risk, just to save a few seconds of winding.

Rube Goldberg would be proud.

Bill

The machine was marketed in the UK as the Apollo No.10, and was said to run for up to 12 hours with one charge of methylated spirit.
The late V.K.Chew M.A., former curator of the London Science Museum's talking machine collection, wrote :

"Of it's claims to be both noiseless and fireproof, only the former is consistent with the author's experience."