Antique Phonograph Accessories & Contraptions (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) - Hardcover

Fabrizio, Timothy C

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764317636 ISBN 13: 9780764317637

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US), 2004

Synopsis

The antique phonograph is the center of a beautiful, brilliant, and sometimes bizarre universe of accessories. The commercial development of the phonograph, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, inspired a host of adjunct technology, from fancifully-painted flower horns to record storage disguised as furniture. Here are gadgets any snake oil salesman would be proud of - objects that claimed to make the phonograph louder, softer, improve the "tone," or remove the scratching of the needle. There are dazzling horns that call attention to the phonograph, or imposing cabinets that hide it completely. Each element of the talking machine, from its whirring spring motor to its polished woodwork, inspired bursts of inventive genius as brilliant and colorful as the nighttime sky on the Fourth of July. To aid the collector there is a guide to current values. Award winning authors Timothy C. Fabrizio and George F. Paul, in their sixth Schiffer book, take the reader on a lively tour of these utterly entertaining objects. The 555 color illustrations and engrossing captions introduce a multitude of artifacts not documented in the authors' previous works.

About this title

About the Author:

Tim Fabrizio and George Paul have gained international recognition for their work in phonographic history. They live in upstate New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764317636
• ISBN 13: 9780764317637
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 223