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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

April 21, 1899: Louis Valiquet filed for a U.S. patent for “Gramophone Motor.” Beginning in March/April 1900, this would be marketed as the Zonophone, the first successful competitor to Berliner and, for awhile, the only disc talking machine legally available in the U.S.

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You just gotta' love those early Zono's!

Cheers, Bob S.

Wow!! Are those your own Bob? Must be a pretty penny...

Zwebie wrote: Mon Apr 21, 2025 1:24 pm You just gotta' love those early Zono's!

Cheers, Bob S.

I'm a big fan too - 1900-01 Zonophone A, B, C, D, and Concert Grand. There's a 1903 Concert up there too, but the earlier National Gramophone Corporation machines are my favorites.

George P.