Antique phonograph : gadgets, gizmos, and gimmicks
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- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0764307339
- Call Number
- 621.389 FAB
- Place of Publication
- Atglen, PA
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1999
- Physical Description
- 228 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Phonograph--Equipment and supplies--History
- Phonograph--Collectors and collecting
- Notes
- "With price guide"--Cover.
phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact726
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV971.17.2
- Description
- The cabinet phonograph is made by the Phonola Co. of Canada Ltd., in Kitchener, Ontario. The model name is Organola.
- Object History
- The "Lewis Piano & Phonograph House" "HOME OF THE PHONOLA" "ARTHUR SMITH, Proprietor" "615 Robson Street Vancouver, B.C." "Phone Seymour 4304", was the Vancouver distributor for the Phonola Company of Canada.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Kitchener
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5045
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV987.10.1
- Description
- Cabinet style cylinder record player, "Ambrola" Model 75, circa 1914. Grillwork panel, 3 drawers and crank handle. The drawers contain cylinder records.
- Object History
- "Ambrola" is a reference to a type of plastic called Blue Amberol that was used to make cylinder records.
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact6829
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.228.1
- Description
- Cabinet phonograph made by the "Victor Talking Machine Co./ of Canada Limited". It is the Credenza model with a serial number of C 2886. The cabinet has side doors at the front with four slots to accomodate record binders.
- Country Made
- Canada
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34600
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.46.2
- Description
- Table top phonograph made by Victor Talking Machine Company. `Victor', type Vic II 747A; with horn base, crank handle, horn, and turntable. Distributed by Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. of Canada.
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact36501
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.467.1
- Description
- This is a small, hand cranked, phonograph in a hinged wooden box. The box has a leather handle for carrying and the corners are reinforced with plated brass corners. here is a hole for the crank on the side of the box and the knob for the turntable brake is beside it. ca. 1926 The lid opens flat for use and the tone arm mounts on a sound box built into the inside of the top The turntable is 12 cm in diameter and is covered with green felt. The tone arm, reproducer and hand crank are stowed inside the box when it is closed. The phonograph reproducer is pressure fit into the end of the tone arm. The reproducer diaphragm is marked "SONATA / Registered No44481 / MADE IN SWITZERLAND". Twin anchors are on either side of the SONATA. The spring and drive mechanism is accessed by removing the bottom of the case. The mechanism is marked "THORENS / (cross and anchor logo) / SWISS MADE" There is no needle in the reproducer.
- Object History
- This Graphonette or small suitcase gramophone was made by Thorens of St. Croix, Switzerland, using a “SONATA” reproducer or sound box. These smaller phonographs were prised for their portability, but not for the loudness of their sound. These small machines were very popular after the First World War. The ability to play records anywhere had made them popular gifts for solders They remained popular through the 1920s. The Sonata is designed to play 10 inch, 78 RPM records. There is no need for a speed adjustment because 78 RPM was the standard speed for disks.
- Classification
- Sound Communication T&E
- Object Term
- Phonograph
- Measurements
- The overall measurements of the closed box is: Width 17 cm. X length 21.5 cm X thickness 13.5 cm.
- Country Made
- Switzerland
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41622
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.7.1
- Description
- This portable phonograph is in a black case with two hasp closures and a hole for the crank on one side. There is a carrying handle on other side. Inside the lid is the trade mark. It is a picture of bird all printed in gold with: "Songster" "Reg'd" "Standard", printed underneath. There is a hinged flap inside of lid that holds several records. The turntable is covered with brown velvet and the metal fittings are chrome plated. The needle holder has a hinged. half-ball cover. The turntable speed adjuster is marked: 'Fast' '78' 'Slow'.
- Object History
- Phonograph, Songster Brand. J. Stead Company manufactured spring motors and reproducers or sound boxes that were incorporated into other phonographs. This particular phonograph resembles a Model 101 built by the Gramophone Company and is most likely a rebranded Model 101.
- Colour
- Black
- Country Made
- England
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact79897
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- X3035
- Description
- Hand cranked Edison "Triumph" Phonograph that plays cylinder records. The player comes with the sound horn and separate stand, along with additional Model-H 4 minute reproducer and a Model-C reproducer (attached to the player). The serial number on the machine is "32372".
- Object History
- Edison “Triumph” cylinder player. Edison began manufacturing phonographs for the home market in c. 1896. Edison introduced the “Blue Amberol cylinder c 1913 as an attempt to compete with the dominant disk record on the market. Edison had started to manufacture disk records in 1913 but continued to produce Amberol cylinders until 1929 when Edison stopped making both cylinder and disk records. These Triumph machines were designed to play the “4 minute cylinders which were the same playing time as disk records.
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New Jersey
- Site/City Made
- Orange
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phonograph
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact81965
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV012.14.37
- Description
- Record player - Fleetwood, speeds 78, 45, 33 1/3, 16. Model 319 / Serial No. A 56555 / . . . . / MADE IN CANADA / RECORD PLAYER CORPORATION". It has a pop up 45 rpm record, centre on the turntable. the turntable was coated with flocking type of finish rather than having a felt or rubber mat. The 16 rpm speed was an attempt to give longer playback times. The fidelity was not good and was used mostly for voice only recording (story telling for children) or on musac type recordings. This was used for a short period c 1957 to 1959 and then faded away.
- Object History
- Fleetwood record player made by the Record Player Corporation of Montreal. This appears to have been intended for children to play their records. The most interesting thing about the record player is that it has four speeds – 78 RPM, 45 RPM, 33 1/3 RPM and 16 RPM.
- Country Made
- Canada
- Names
- Yanko Family
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phonograph catalogue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34618
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.46.20
- Description
- Parts of Edison Phonographs - Catalogue Booklet -- [1910]. A catalogue booklet for reproducers and attachments for Edison Phonographs. The catalogue provides pictures and prices for parts for various Edison models. The catalogue was issued on June 1, 1910 by the National Phonograph Company in Orange, New Jersey. The catalogue was Reprinted by the Vestal Press in Vestal, New York. The catalogue measures 18cm x 26.5cm.
- Colour
- Cream
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Province Made
- New Jersey
- New York
- Title
- Parts of Edison Phonographs
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phonograph needle box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34604
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.46.6
- Description
- Box of gramophone needles, "Sphinx Brand" (unopened)
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phonograph needle box
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact34609
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV991.46.11
- Description
- Box of gramophone needles, "Gold Medal Brand"; with paper liner
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phonograph needle tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact5930
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV986.59.28
- Description
- Metal box, small, steel needles, medium tone, "Sphinx" brand.
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phonograph needle tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7231
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.484.1
- Description
- Tin: "Sphinx Brand medium tone" needles
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phonograph needle tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact10817
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.2871.1
- Description
- Phonograph needles - Sphinx brand.
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phonograph needle tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.53.2
- Description
- Box, tin, hinged lid; gold, olive, ivory; "200 Minerva Opera Needles" "Highest Grade"; curved gold line border around printing; "Made in Germany"; metal is deteriorating and dirty; needles are in box; with paper liner
- Country Made
- Germany
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phonograph needle tin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact41398
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV001.1.180
- Description
- Box of gramophone needles, metal with hinged lid; gold with red and yellow, "Always the Same" "Sphinx Brand" "Medium Tone"; picture of sphinx head and shoulders in front of pyramid; "A.G. Baylis & Sons" "Studley" "Made in England"; part of gummed label on bottom; tarnished; contains needles; with paper liner, black and gold; part torn off
- Country Made
- England
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The talking machine : an illustrated compendium, 1877-1929
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary843
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0764302418
- Call Number
- 621.389 FAB
- Place of Publication
- Atglen, PA
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub.
- Publication Date
- c1997
- Series
- Schiffer book for collectors
- Physical Description
- 253 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Phonograph--Collectors and collecting
- Phonograph--History
- Phonograph--Prices
- Notes
- "With values"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [250]-251) and index.
radio
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact7102
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV985.399.1
- Description
- Cabinet style radio is a Stromberg - Carlson, Model No. 972, produced ca. 1940. It can receive standard broadcast and shortwave transmissions. It is also possible to plug in an electronic phonograph to have it play through the radio. There are six push buttons on the front that allow the user to preset stations for quick tuning. . Two of the stations, KOMO and KIRO, broadcast from Seattle, Washington and stations CJOR, CKWX, CKMO broadcast from Vancouver. There is also a CBR station which is the Citizens Band radio. Glued inside the radio cabinet is an envelope that contains a manual, "INSTALLATION AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS / FOR STROMBERG-CARLSON NO. 972 RADIO RECEIVERS" and a warranty card "Stromberg-Carlson / Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co. of Canada Limited/ 211-219 Geary Ave. / Warranty Registry Department Toronto 4, Canada". There is also an envelope with three cards stapled together that have punch out radio station call letters. one for "CANADIAN STATIONS" and two for "AMERICAN STATIONS".
- Object History
- Originally founded in 1894 to manufacture telephones, the Stromberg-Carlson company also produced radio components, and began selling their own complete sets during the early 1920s. By that time, the radio craze had fully absorbed the American public, and radio pioneer RCA was cornering the market after scooping up over 2,000 broadcasting-related patents. Stromberg-Carlson entered the field by making smaller parts for tube radios. Eventually, the company applied its telephone-audio expertise to develop a successful line of radio headsets. In 1923, the company was licensed to produce the “Neutodyne” radio circuit designed by Dr. L. A. Hazeltine. Stromberg-Carlson’s first set came out in early 1924, and the company steadily grew its radio production, eventually requiring RCA licenses for several products. In 1926, Stromberg-Carlson became the first manufacturer to merge phonograph and radio technology by incorporating a phonograph jack into its radio chassis. By the end of the decade, Stromberg-Carlson sold sets with fully integrated radio and turntable technologies, and the company’s radio sales surpassed that of its telephones... The 1930s represented boom years for Stromberg-Carlson’s radio development, as it introduced new modifications like automatic volume control, improved amplifying methods, and an early push-button tuning mechanism. Ads from the late '30s emphasize other innovations, like the unique Stromberg-Carlson “acoustical labyrinth,” a complex baffle design which improved sound quality by guiding audio waves through a series of interlocking chambers, and its “Te-Lek-Tor” series, which included remote-control capabilities. “Let your dealer arrange an audition,” was the brand’s cheeky slogan, emphasizing its reputation for superior sound quality. Over the next 20 years, Stromberg-Carlson created an array of gorgeous Art Deco-inspired radios, from the sleek, ivory-colored 140-K console to the tabletop 225-H with its floral-patterned speaker grill and octagonal dial. After the company’s merger with General Dynamics in 1955, the business was restructured to focus production on telephone products, and its radios were discontinued.
- Reference
- http://www.collectorsweekly.com/radios/stromberg
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Canada
- Province Made
- Ontario
- Site/City Made
- Toronto
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History of Burnaby and vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6890
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.1
- Call Number
- 971.133 GRE Copy 2 Ver. 1
- Author
- Green, George, 1872-1955
- Place of Publication
- [S.l.]
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Printer
- Shoemaker , McLean & Veitch
- Physical Description
- 233 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Presented To my valued fried Rev. D. W. Scott. a former neighbor at Capitol Hill with best wishes of the author George Green Victoria March 1 1947" [handwritten in black ink on page opposing front pastedown] "BMMM-WU SIGNED 1st ED 50.00" [handwritten in pencil on page opposing front pastedown]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Burnaby (B.C.)
- Biography
- Name Access
- Green, George
- Notes
- Autographed by author
- "By George Green, pioneer resident of Burnaby, and an ex-Councillor. Charter Member of the British Columbia Historical Association, Vancouver Branch, and an Executive Member."
- Copy 2 of 2
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