Name: | Gramophone Company Ltd., Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd.; London (GB) |
Abbreviation: | gramophon |
Products: | Model types |
Summary: |
Gramophone Company Ltd. Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Ltd. Berliner's disc dreams reached beyond the US. The National Gramophone Company (US) played a part, but global domination was his true goal. London became key:
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Founded: | 1898 |
Closed: | 1931 |
Production: | 1898 - 1931 |
History: |
In 1921, the Gramophone Company opened the first HMV store on London's Oxford Street. This established HMV as a retail arm of the company. Emile Berliner's Global Ambition: The Gramophone Company Takes Centre Stage Emile Berliner's vision for the Berliner gramophone and disc recordings stretched far beyond the American market. The National Gramophone Company, established in 1896, played a crucial role in the US, but Berliner's true goal was global domination. Here's the story of how the London branch, which would become the Gramophone Company, became a key player in this international strategy: From Hotel Room to Headquarters (April/May 1898): The Gramophone Company is Born (April 1898): A Hub for Global Expansion: Beyond the National Gramophone Company (1900): Building an Empire Through Collaboration: Name Change & Relocation (1907 -1908): HMV: A Retail Arm Emerges (1921): A Legacy of Innovation (1908 & 1931): Finally, in 1931, the Gramophone Company merged with Columbia Graphophone Company to form EMI, a major force in the record industry. This merger solidified the legacy built by the London branch, which began as a small operation in a hotel room and grew into a central player in shaping the future of recorded music. |
This manufacturer was suggested by Jürgen Bauch.
Country | Year | Name | 1st Tube | Notes |
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GB | 13 | Table Grand VIII (8) | Table Grand Model in oak, doublespring motor and 12 inch (30 cm) turntabel. Exhibition Sou... | |
GB | 15 | Cabinet Grand Model 12 | Triple motor, HMV type 2 or 4 reproducer. We show three similar models on this page, id... | |
GB | 34 | Lautsprecher LS7 | Mit Ausgangübertrager. Einstellbar für SE- oder PP-Endstufen. Lautsprecher auch d... | |
GB | ? | Gramophone G e T Junior | The smallest machine built by Gramophone. This model with a sumptuous case and a horn pain... | |
GB | ? | Gramophone G e T Melba | Similar to the Monarch Senior model, but with an unusual case in polichrome wood with mini... | |
GB | 05–11 | Monarch Senior | The British Gramophone & Typewriter Company introduced the Monarch Senior Gramophone i... | |
GB | 02 | Monarch G & T | Phonograph for musical records. The first version was with the horn directly on the diaph... | |
GB | ? | Dog Model | Mechanical Gramophone. This model, as we read in the notes of Mr. Marco Contini, is etern... | |
GB | 02 | Gramophone Trade-Mark | Trade-Mark gramophone. One of the most classic gramophones, partly because it was used for... | |
GB | ? | Gramophone Style No. 6. | Gramophone Style No. 6. introduced by the Gramophone Company in 1900. Gramophone Style ... | |
GB | 98 | Gramophone Style No.5 | The ‘Style No.5 Gramophone’ is the direct descendent of the original Trade Mark Mode... | |
GB | 02 | Gramophone Monarch Junior | Monarch Junior gramophone, circa 1902. First of the 'Monarch Juniors' (the name survived ... |
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