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What were gramophones used for?

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What were gramophones used for?
Gramophones were used to play recorded music. The Volta Laboratory owned by Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell introduced the predecessor to the device, the graphophone, in the 1880s. Emile Berliner invented the first gramophone in the 1890s. It played small flat discs with spiral grooves. On 1stDibs, find a selection of gramophones.
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Rare Gramophone Made for the Gramophone Exhibition in Seville in 1925
Located in Madrid, ES
A very unique and rare gramophone made by a Seville jewller for the Gramophone Exhibition in
Category

20th Century Spanish Islamic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Silver

Rare Gramophone Made for the Gramophone Exhibition in Seville in 1925

Rare Gramophone Made for the Gramophone Exhibition in Seville in 1925

$21,760
Vintage Decorative gramophone horn in wood
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood Antique - Decoration - Phonograph Materials : Wood - Metal Wear
Category

20th Century Industrial Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Decorative gramophone horn in wood

Vintage Decorative gramophone horn in wood

$349
Mid-Century English Hand-Cranked Gramophone With Records, 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Mid-Century English hand-cranked gramophone with records, 1930s Intact and in good condition
Category

Vintage 1930s British Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century English Hand-Cranked Gramophone With Records, 1930s

Mid-Century English Hand-Cranked Gramophone With Records, 1930s

$3,373
Gramophone Cabinet Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950's
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of wood, veneer - Good, original condition - The record player is spinning - Has signs of use.
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Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Gramophone Cabinet Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950's

Gramophone Cabinet Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950's

$1,156
Handcrafted Golden First Gramophone Model after Emil Berliner 1887, Germany
Located in Hannover, DE
handcrafted model of the first gramophone, elaborately crafted and true to detail despite its simplicity
Category

Vintage 1960s German Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Handcrafted Golden First Gramophone Model after Emil Berliner 1887, Germany

Handcrafted Golden First Gramophone Model after Emil Berliner 1887, Germany

$710
Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s Vintage and fantastic
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s

Italian mid-century modern wood and metal gramophone by C. Bruno, 1940s

$662
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