Elgéphone projector and grammophone
Projector
L. Gaumont & Cie.
French, ca. 1890s–1940s
Elgéphone projector and grammophone
1906
Metal, wood, and felt
Overall: 29 × 31 × 33 in. (73.7 × 78.7 × 83.8 cm) (exceeds 50 lbs)
Museum accession
1978.1715.0003
DescriptionPainted-black, vaulted, electrically powered grammophone with 12 inch turntable, two tin amplification horns, air pressure gauge, motor, cast-iron frame and wooden base. The grammophone synchronizes with the Elgéphone projector through air pressure hoses.
Inscriptions Printed in black and red on brass product label on right side of grammophone: Societe des Etablissements Gaumont GRAND PRIX 1900 57, RUE St ROCH, 57 PARIS / Stamped in metal on right side of grammophone: 2680 110 / Printed in black on pressure gauge on front of grammophone: No 8579, Ste des ÉTABLISSEMENTS GAUMONT 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, KILOGRAMMES / Stamped in black on metal frame of grammophone: 253, 253 / Embossed in metal on product label on left side of grammophone: L GAUMONT & CO PARIS / Inscribed in white on base of grammophone: 78:1715:3
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