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Just finished restoring my first horn phonograph. It's a beautiful machine with double spring motor marked Hymnophon 35. I'm not sure about wether this was a German manufacture unit or something else as the internet search info for this unit is quite limited. Any information on the production year and any advertisements, pictures etc would be very much appreciated.

Please see pics attached for reference.

Thanks again,
Chris

That's a really nice looking machine...

That is for sure an interesting, rare, and nice horn gramophone, Chris.
As you say yourself it is not too easy to find much information about Hymnophon online, but I was able to dig out a bit for you/us. For those of us not reading German language, we can run this link in Google translate: https://mfm.uni-leipzig.de/hsm/detail.php?id=40
it will tell quite a lot about the company behind the Hymnophon, which started their business as far back as 1872 and was not ending their business until 1939 (the outbreak of WW2).

It is a German company named, Ernst Holzweisig Nachf., from Leipzig, and they started their business making impressive self playing instruments before heading on to gramophones from 1904 and later on also radios, as I understand it from the link given.

It is a fascinating gramophone you have there, and thank you for also posting photos of the motor. Myself, I love to see photos of also the motors, and watch differences from motors from other manucaturers.

And... I hope we also later on can have a look at the horn:)

That's a very nice machine! I am familiar with portable and cabinet Hymnophons, but it is the first external horn of this brand I have ever seen.

Thank you all for your comments and info. Again it’s much appreciated. The owner was very happy to have the phonograph working again. Unfortunately the horn is brass and she is getting it polished so I wasn’t able to post any pics.

Thanks again,
Chris