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Beltona gramophone
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Title:
Beltona gramophone
NFSA ID
432201
Year
1908
Known as a talking machine, gramophones playing flat discs, or records, gradually replaced Edison’s cylinders as the preferred format for playing music in the home. This spring-operated Beltona model from 1908 could produce sound using its internal speakers or with an external horn.
Manufactured by
Beltona
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