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Hymnophon
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 12:49 pm
by msherman
From the Jan 15, 1905 Talking Machine World, page 12. This is a full year and half before the Victrola was introduced. Were any of these actually made and sold? Do any exist today? Also I found it interesting to note the seller.
Re: Hymnophon
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:26 pm
by CarlosV
They exist but are not exactly plentiful. These are one of the first internal horn machines made.
Re: Hymnophon
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 2:45 pm
by Gramtastic
The closest I've come to owning one is owning a Hymnophon soundbox box ! (Unfortunately, no soundbox to go with it ....)
Re: Hymnophon
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:32 pm
by Curt A
Similar idea to a Pathé Jeunesse...
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Re: Hymnophon
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:44 am
by CarlosV
Curt A wrote: Wed Apr 14, 2021 7:32 pm
Similar idea to a Pathé Jeunesse...
french-Pathé-jeunesse-phonograph_1_a0c3cebc540b97d9c26044f8d791d6bc.jpg
Indeed, they share the same concept. I read that the Hymnophone predates the Pathé Jeunesse, making it the first internal horn machine. The Jeunesse is not rare, I have one and every now and then French eBay shows one for sale, but the Hymnophone is much more scarce.
Re: Hymnophon
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:08 am
by epigramophone
Here is a surviving example (not mine) and an interesting logo on a later machine :