Gramophone “HMV model I type M”
Gramophone “HMV model I type M”
USA, Camden, New Jersey
1905 - 1908
Victor Talking Machine Co
Wood, metal, woolen cloth; casting, varnishing, mechanical and carpentry works
Gramophone 48 x 34 x 28 cm, horn 42 x 69 cm
On the front side below the diaphragm: “*EXHIBITION*/MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY BY VICTOR TALKING MACH. CO. CAMDEN N.N.J. / PAT. IN U.S.A & FOREIGN COUNTRIES”, on the nameplate: “HIS MASTER’S VOISE”, “Victor/Made by Victor Talking Mch Co./TYPE M 23748/ PATENTED IN U.S. AND FOREIGN COUNTRIES. CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A.”
The gramophone mechanism is mounted on the top panel of rectangular oak varnished case with wide stepped convex plinth. The case corners are designed in the form of fluted pilasters. The lateral panel’s upper and lower sides are decorated with narrow carved border. Round aperture with onlay for the winding crank and top cover lock knob are on the case right side. Cast ornately shaped nickel-plated tonearm and horn bracket is screwed to the rear side. The bracket is painted with black enamel and decorated with refined golden pattern. Nickel-plated bracket with an aperture is fixed nearby. Brand name plate with the model title, manufacturer and serial number is on case left side. Cast disc with polished rim, covered with green woolen cloth is on the folding top panel center. Cylinder brake with lever is in front of the disc to the left, the disk rotation speed corkscrew regulator is to the right. A cup for the needles is behind the disc. Tapered nickel-plated tonearm rotates in bracket busher, resting on a fixed axle. The tonearm moves independently from the horn. The “EXHIBITION” type sound box with a needle is mounted on the tonearm front swivel section. The conical horn external middle part is covered with black varnish. The horn and the sound duct are made of polished copper alloy. Brand mark featuring a dog listening to the gramophone is on the horn. Winding crank is in the set.
Music media: gramophone record.
Инв.856.1-2/ММП