Buddha/Confucius Gramophone

Andia (Brand) Andia Ltd. & Artandia Ltd.; London

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  • Year
  • 1923 ?
  • Category
  • Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 357362

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Solar- and/or muscle driven, also addl. power jack possible
  • Loudspeaker
  • Horn
  • Material
  • Special material, described in the notes.
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Buddha/Confucius Gramophone - Andia Brand Andia Ltd. &
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, Tombstone = decorative upright, not cathedral but can have rounded edges.
  • Notes

  •  This is a very rare model patented in London by G.G. Andia in 1923. It depicts the statue of Buddha in prayer. The gramophone is entirely constructed with a mixture of stucco, jute, and papier-mâché. The inside of the belly acts as a trumpet. The recomposed statue contains the arm, player, crank, and all the mechanical parts.

    Original description by Nino Ciravegna and Fermo Galbiati† from "I Grammofoni" on the model photo.

    Horn assembly is similar to the Chinese Scribe model.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert ("I Grammofoni" Italy from Nino Ciravegna and Fermo Galbiati†, Edicart editor)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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