HMV Gramophone, ca.1925

This amazing wooden gramophone is an article by British brand His Masters Voice, manufactured circa 1925. It is model 103, a real classic in the field of vintage music reproducers. The gramophone is in an exceptional condition, having been restored and adjusted in order to look great and provide an even better sound. The motor is silent and the records sound wonderfully. The gramophones box is made of dark solid oak wood, with a warm French polish that enhances its colors and provides it with glow and depth. All the gramophones components are originals and remain in excellent condition and working order.His Masters Voice (HMV) is the name of a manufacturer of musical reproducers and record label whose first shop was opened in London in 1921 by the Gramophone Company. Its name comes from the title of a picture by Francis Barraud depicting the dog Nipper listening to a gramophone that is playing his deceased owners voice. The picture was bought by the record label and its title became their brand name. From then on the companys gramophones were known by their famous logo and market name.This lovely gramophone has the popular picture and title inside the amplifier, printed in a perfectly preserved sticker. The gramophones reproducer is the No. 4 of the same brand, something written in the golden inscription engraved in the article. All the metal pieces such as the arm that holds the reproducer, the turntable and the crank with bakelite handle are in amazing condition: shiny and polished, with almost no signs of the trace of time.This gramophone, as decorative as functional, is a first class article designed to shine in the room of a great lover of ancient reproducers.Measurements (closed): Width: 470 mm. Depth: 400 mm. Height: 330 mm.