Gramophone “Duplex” with two horns
Gramophone “Duplex” with two horns
USA, Kalamazoo
Circa 1907
Duplex Phonograph Company
Wood, metal, fabric, rubber, mica; mechanical work, woodwork, casting, pasting, tinwork
35 x 77.5 x 33 cm, horn: 77.5 x ø 42.5 cm
On the side surface, a decalcomania: “THE DUPLEX PHONOGRAPH/PAT.NOV.1 1904/OTHER PATENTS PENDING/Mfd. By THE DUPLEX PHONOGRAPH CO./LINCOLN. CHICAGO KALAMAZOO”; on the edge of the side wall: 02711.
Gramophone is mounted in a rectangular, lacquered oak case with a narrow stepped plinth and a top cover cornice. Turned columns are installed on the corners of the case. Straight conical horns with curved brass bells are pivotally suspended from a shaped holder. The conical parts of the horns are made of tinplate and covered with dyed black fabric. A colorful, circular, partially faded image is positioned on each of them. The narrow ends of the horns are connected to two sides of a circular reproducer by means of rubber sleeves. The set includes a winding crank, two connected horns, and a booklet.
Media: gramophone record.
900.1-5/УВЗ