Gramophone [Brunswick Panatrope]
Maker and role
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, Manufacturer
Radio Corporation of America Limited
Production date
Circa 1920s
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Object detail
Accession number
1970.180
Description
Upright electric gramophone, Brunswick Panatrope model A.2.958. Large, floor-standing console model. The unit consists of a large wooden cabinet with 2 large front opening doors. A hinged lid on top has a pair of stays, one on either end. A turntable sits in the centre of the console with a gold-plated gooseneck tuner arm. There is a control lever on the side to stop or start the system. There is ample storage inside the cabinet.
Contains record from "His Master's Voice Record Label Company". Double sided: "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts / Freddy Martin and his orchestra" on one side, "That lucky old son / Warn Monroe and his orchestra" on the other
Contains record from "His Master's Voice Record Label Company". Double sided: "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts / Freddy Martin and his orchestra" on one side, "That lucky old son / Warn Monroe and his orchestra" on the other
Marks
Brunswick Panatrope
Registered U.S. Patent Office Printed
Panatrope / model P-14 / 161520 Label
Registered U.S. Patent Office Printed
Panatrope / model P-14 / 161520 Label
Media/Materials
Other name
Panatrope
Credit Line
The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company et al. Circa 1920s. Gramophone [Brunswick Panatrope], 1970.180. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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