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Dating ZONOPHONE machines

Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 1:42 pm
by fmblizz
Do any forum members know where I can find a list for all the Zonophone models with reference to dating them using specific serial numbers??

Thanks in advance

Blizz

Re: Dating ZONOPHONE machines

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 5:38 am
by zenith82
I could be wrong, but I don't think the Zonophone serial records have survived.

Re: Dating ZONOPHONE machines

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:55 am
by phonogfp
I too am unfamiliar with a database of Zonophone serial numbers.

George P.

Re: Dating ZONOPHONE machines

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:00 am
by fonograph

Re: Dating ZONOPHONE machines

Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:11 am
by phonogfp
I would take those dates with a grain of salt. For example, it has been conclusively proven that Zonophones didn't appear until March-April 1900 (see the June 2019 issue of The Antique Phonograph).

There's also a good article on the early Zonophone line in the December 2011 issue.

George P.