Category:Gramophone, triangular shaped, triangular horn, 3 curved legs, labelled "CLASSIC" (ca.1926) Enoch Jorgenson, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand (AM 1998.60.217)
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[edit]- gramophone [1998.60.217]. Auckland Museum (AucklandMuseum.com)."gramophone ",
"Object / Artefact › Applied Arts and Design ",
"Description: gramophone, triangular shaped, three curved legs, lid hinge on one side with lid stick, inside lid - plate label "Classic", metal playing arm with needle, metal turntable with blue felt covering/pad, three hollowed out containers containing old needles - metal and fibre needles, metal crank handle with wooden knob on left proper side, fretwork on right proper side panel
1 ‘Classic’ gramophone / Enoch Jorgenson, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1926 / wood, metal, felt, 1120 x 900 x 740 mm / labelled ‘CLASSIC’ / 1998.60.217 Castle 338
The gramophone, constructed by a local maker Enoch Jorgenson, features his patented triangular horn.
The Castle collection contained numerous gramophones on which they used to play their large collection of classical records. ",
"Place: Newtown ",
"Accession number: 1998.60.217 ",
"Accession date: 10 October 1998 ",
"Other Number: 1, 1998.60.217, 338 ",
"Collection area: Applied Arts and Design ",
"Item count: 1 ",
"Record richness: ",
"Artefact ",
"Credit: The Zillah and Ronald Castle Collection of Musical Instruments (338), collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1998.60.217 ",
"Collection: Ronald Castle and Zillah Castle ",
"Production: Enoch Jorgenson (instrument maker) / Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand / Circa 1926 / George V (1910 - 1936), House of Windsor, English reign / handmade ",
"Signature/marks: "Classic" (maker's mark) ",
"Consists of: body, legs, handle knob › wood / wood, metal, felt textile, dyed / handle, playing arm, turntable, foot - off and on button, fast and slow indicator › metal / turntable cover › felt ",
"Dimensions: 0 - Whole length (approximate) : 1120mm / (length 1120 x width 900 x depth 790 mm) / 0 - Whole width : 900mm / 0 - Whole depth : 790mm ",
"Classification: Chenhall Nomenclature (Nomenclature): › 06 Tools & Equipment for Communication › Sound Communication T&E › Sound Communication Devices › Phonograph › Gramophone ",
"Classification Documents: nomenclature / Robert Chenhall. Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging [A Revised and Expanded Version of Robert G. Chenhall's System for Classifying Man-Made Objects ]. Nashville, Tennessee, USA ",
"Record created: 3 February 1999 "
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