Gramophone Pixie Grippa

Perophone LTD.; London, England

  • Year
  • 1926 ?
  • Category
  • Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 355645

 Technical Specifications

  • Main principle
  • Audio-Amplification
  • 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: Gramophone Pixie Grippa - Perophone LTD.; London,
  • Shape
  • Portable set > 8 inch (also usable without mains)
  • Notes
  • Junior Decca and Pixie Grippa, circa 1926. The Junior Decca, introduced in 1923, was smaller than the standard models, but similar in overall design. It could be finished in three ways: black leather, brown fiber (as in this case) and natural leather. The Pixie Grippa, from Perophone London, was an even more compact version, in this case of the Grippa, but boasted, as an extra feature, an 'auxiliary horn' attached to the front of the sound box. An ingenious feature is the motor plate, which can be slid forward to play 12-inch records.

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

    Junior Decca e Pixie Grippa, 1926 circa. Lo Junior Decca, introdotto nel 1923, era più piccolo de modelli standard, ma simile nel disegno d'insieme. Poteva essere finito in tre modi: pelle nera, fibra marrone (come in questo caso) e cuoio naturale. Il Pixie Grippa, della Perophone Londinese, era una versione ancor più compatta, in questo caso del Grippa, ma sbandierava, come caratteristica extra, una «tromba ausiliaria» attaccata alla parte frontale della cassa armonica. Una caratteristica ingegnosa è la piastra del motore, che può esser fatta slittare in avanti per suonare i dischi da 12 pollici.

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

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Collector info (Sammler) (From: “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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