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If like me you are already fed up with Winter, which here in Somerset has so far been abnormally wet, cheer yourself up with a look at this pre-war beach scene. A family gathering with a picnic, a gramophone and enough wine to keep everyone happy.

epigramophone wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:28 am If like me you are already fed up with Winter, which here in Somerset has so far been abnormally wet, cheer yourself up with a look at this pre-war beach scene. A family gathering with a picnic, a gramophone and enough wine to keep everyone happy.

I notice that there may be some kind of triangular shaped material at the front of the raised area which might represent something ?

I like the man on the left hand side - he reminds me of a 'swashbuckler' from 'the old days !

Maybe an HMV portable gramophone ?

The lid stay is on the wrong side for an HMV101, and pre-war 102's did not have plated case corners. Some Pathé portables had a stud inside the lid which held records through their centre holes. The fixing for that may be what we see on the outside of the lid.
Here is a typical example :

The scene looks to be the area near Nice, France - looking toward Eze... a beautiful place.

Bonjour à tous.
Il semble bien que j'ai le même que sur la photo d'épigramophone
Un appareil très courant ici...
Amicalement.
Pascal.

Translation:
Hello everyone.

It seems that I have the same as in the epigramophone photo

A very common device here...

Friendly.