Antique 1927 Decca " Trench " Portable Phonograph Gramophone - Wonderful
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:521762 | Modified Item: No |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom |
DECCA "TRENCH" GRAMOPHONE DATED 1927
(SEE PHOTO 11 & ALL OTHERS FOR MORE DETAILS).
DECCA IS WRITTEN "MADE IN ENGLAND", ON THE BACK OF THE BOWL.IT HAS A "HIS MASTER'S No. 4" VOICE SOUND-BOX, AND ...WORKS WELL.BOTH FRONT LOCKS HAVE THE ORIGINAL PATENT NUMBERS, AND ALSO PAT. NUMBERS ON THE SIDE COVER, WHERE HANDLE IS INSERTED.
BOX MEASURES: 11 3/4" X 11 3/4" X 8" AND IS IN EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD CONDITION....10" TURNTABLE (TURNTABLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION).THE GRAMOPHONE HAS A"STOP" MECHANISM TO STOP THE TURNTABLE, A PLACE FOR EXTRA NEEDLES AND A SPEED CONTROL DIAL (ALL SEEN IN PHOTO 10). LOCKS WORK PERFECTLY. HAVE ENCLOSED SOME NEEDLES TOO.
THE STYLE OF THE MACHINE EMPLOYS A "BOWL-IN-LID" AMPLIFICATION. THE SOUND IS REFLECTED FORWARD FROM THE LID. THE DESIGN BECAME POPULAR WITH SOLDIERS DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR, EARNING THE NAME "TRENCH" GRAMOPHONE.THIS MACHINE CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL FACTORY LABEL, NOTING THE MANUFACTURING DATE WHICH IS: 25227 WHICH INDICATES THE DATE.....FEBRUARY 25 1927.
THE DECCA TRENCH BOX WAS ONE OF THE VERY FIRST PORTABLES, AND WAS PATENTED IN 1914 BY"BARNETT & SONS" , MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, WHO EVENTUALLY RENAMED THE BUSINESS AS THE "DECCA GRAMOPHONE CO. LTD.
GREAT LITTLE MACHINE THAT DEPICTS OUR HISTORY IN MUSIC!!CAREFUL PACKING FOR THIS VERY COLLECTIBLE PHONOGRAPH!!PLEASE ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE BIDDING AND CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!!!
