Gramophone Thorens No 238 “Orient” with sound box, two keys, dust brush and winding crank
Gramophone Thorens No 238 “Orient” with sound box, two keys, dust brush and winding crank
Switzerland, Geneva
Circa 1914
Thorens
Wood, metal, mica, fur, felt; mechanical and carpentry works, polishing, casting, nickel-plating, decalcomania
31.5 x 38.5 x 43 cm, 10 kg
On the sound box: "*CHRISTOP*CONCERT SOUND BOX". Anchor shaped mark is on the cantilever bracket.
Rectangular polished mahogany case is mounted on a wide, profiled socle standing on low corner feet. Vertical corners are decorated with pilasters. The gramophone mechanism is mounted on wide top panel with ornately shaped moulding. The top panel is hinged to provide access to the motor. Hollow hinged lid from above covers the mechanism. The lid top and front sides are decorated with geometric and floral patterns realized in decalcomania technique.
Wooden carrying handles are on the case sides. Two hinged doors with round, ornately shaped cast knobs, close the case front side. The top lid and doors are locked. Rectangular white tin inner horn is behind the doors. Cast mounting
disc covered in green felt is in the load-bearing panel center. The disc is put
on the conical motor spindle mounted under the panel. A
pivoting spring brake is fixed on the disc left side. The
speed regulator with round crank and blued pointer hand are to the left from
the disc. Round
nickel-plated scale with graduations and numerals from 70 to 105 rpm is placed
under the crank. A flanged
bolster that merges into the horn toe-end. Tubular, nickel-plated tapered tone-arm
rotates in the bolster. The tonearm
toe-end is connects to the sound box with the curved sleeve. A mica
diaphragm is attached to the nickel-plated circular sound box housing; the cantilever
is glued in the center. The
lever is fixed on the bracket adorned with an anchor brand mark. Sound
box, brush, two keys and winding crank are in the set.
Инв.920.1-6/УВЗ