Retractable Tone Chamber Gramophone 194

HMV (Brand), His Masters Voice, The Gramophone Company Ltd.; Middlesex

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  • Year
  • 1930 ??
  • Category
  • Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 355375

 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
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Retractable Tone Chamber Gramophone 194 - HMV Brand, His Masters Voice,
  • Shape
  • Console, Lowboy (legs < 50 %).
  • Notes

  • Model 194 retractable tone chamber gramophone, H.M.V., circa 1930. At over 44 inches tall, the 194 was midway between the smaller retractable models and the larger ones in the 1927 range and cost £52.10 or, with electric motor, £77.10.
    "Tone chamber" was an advertising term for internal horn.

    Original description from: “Fonografi e Grammofoni” by Christopher Proudfoot, Italian edition “Silvana Editoriale” 1980.

    Grammofono modello 194 a camera tonale rientrante, H.M.V., 1930 circa. Con un'altezza di più di 44 pollici, il 194 era una via di mezzo fra i modelli rientranti più piccoli e i più grandi della gamma 1927, e costava £ 52,10 o, con motore elettrico £ 77,10. «Camera tonale» era un termine pubblicitario per «tromba interna».

    Descrizione originale da: “Fonografi e Grammofoni” di Christopher Proudfoot. Edizione Italiana Silvana Editoriale, 1980.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (“Fonografi e Grammofoni” by Christopher Proudfoot, Italian edition “Silvana Editoriale” 1980.)
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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