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Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:08 pm
by OrthoFan
From "Nanook of the North" starts at 2 minutes, 16 seconds.
"In deference to Nanook, the great hunter, the trader entertains and attempts to explain the principle of the gramophone -- how the white man 'cans' his voice."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfUog95BVKg[/youtube]
I'm pretty sure it's a Columbia model, but can't quite tell.
Re: Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:24 pm
by gramophoneshane
Definately Columbia, but I cant tell you the model number, nor if it's a UK or US machine. It does look like a UK machine I once had, but I dont know how closely they copied the US machines.
Re: Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:00 am
by AZ*
Definitely a Columbia judging from the tonearm. Unfortunately, the image is so small and dark, it is hard to tell the exact model. An Eclipse? Model 15? Who knows?
Re: Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:13 am
by OrthoFan
I was able to find a "still" online. Not much larger, but a little clearer than the youtube film:
- Nanook.JPG (27.73 KiB) Viewed 1142 times
I just finished watching the complete film. Absolutely fascinating! A time capsule glimpse of Inuit life 90 years ago. (I've read some scenes were staged, but even so...) My favorite scene, of course, is where he bites or tastes the gramophone record.
Re: Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:47 am
by martinola
Pathé was Nanook's distributor. Could it be a Pathé machine?
Re: Can anyone ID this?
Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 4:26 am
by Sidewinder
1913 / 1914 Columbia Grafonola (the model is called "Eclipse", I think). You can see in the video posted above - if you look very carefully - the knob at the front side of the cabinet to regulate the horn louvers, and when the tonearm is moved to the side, one can see the typical Grafonola tone arm connection at the rear.
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