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What were gramophones used for?
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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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Gramophone Sculpture
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
Handmade Steel Sculpture
This series of vintage objects, created by artist Roberto Romero, is part of his personal journey as an itinerant artist who has traveled the world. Each pi...
Category
2010s Brazilian Arts and Crafts Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
$1,200
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
Art Nouveau Furniture with Gramophone English, 20th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Art Nouveau Furniture with Gramophone
English, 20th century,
Mahogany wood, with four doors
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Maitland Smith Brass & Wood Gramophone Birdcage Decorative Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
of a classical gramophone, circa late 20th century. Crafted with a richly finished wood base and an
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Decorative Gramophone Horn, Wood and Metal, Industrial Style
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Decorative gramophone horn in wood
Antique - Decoration - Phonograph
Materials : Wood - Metal
Wear
Category
20th Century Industrial Musical Instruments
Materials
Metal
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.
Category
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Wood
