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Here is a picture of the largest and smallest playable phonograph records ever released. I photographed them next to a dollar bill for size comparison. The 1910 French Pathé’ Concert record comes in at a whopping 50cm (19 ⅝ inches). This rare record played from the center outward at 120 RPM, so it played the same length of time as a standard 12 inch 78 RPM record. This allowed for greater volume and clarity.
In 1924, the HMV phonograph company of England produced this diminutive 3.4cm (1 ½ inch) record of ‘God Save the King’ as well as a one of a kind miniature phonograph to play it, as a gift for Queen Mary for her Royal Dolls’ House. A few copies were also produced and sold to the public as souvenirs at the 1924 British Empire Exposition where the Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House was unveiled to the public.
https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/coll ... olls-house

I have always wanted one of those Pathé Concert records , along with the coin-op Concert machine to play them... The small record is very cool, but I doubt you can talk the Queen out of the little record player...

HMV of England was commissioned to produce a working 1/12 scale miniature Gramophone and 6 miniature records to play on it for Queen Mary’s Dollhouse in 1924. This miniature gramophone can be fully wound. Seventy people from Gramophone Co. Ltd were involved in the various stages of its manufacture which took 4 months to complete. This one of a kind working example still resides in Queen Mary’s Dollhouse in Windsor Castle. I don’t think that will be going any where soon.