DECCA PORTABLE WIND-UP GRAMOPHONE - ENGLISH, CIRCA 1920S-1930S

AN ENGLISH-MADE DECCA PORTABLE GRAMOPHONE IN A COMPACT TIMBER CASE WITH BLACK LEATHERETTE COVERING. THE LID OPENS TO REVEAL AN INTERNAL REFLECTOR HORN WITH NICKEL-PLATED TONEARM, A GREEN FELT-COVERED TURNTABLE, AND AN EMBOSSED BRASS NEEDLE CUP. A STROBOSCOPIC SPEED DISC SITS ON THE TURNTABLE. THE WINDING HANDLE IS PRESENT ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE CASE.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: DECCA, MADE IN LONDON
* NAME PLATE: 'DECCA' PLATE ON INSIDE OF LID
* NEEDLE CUP: EMBOSSED BRASS CUP READING 'FOR DECCA NEEDLES'
* FACTORY LABEL (BASE): 'MADE IN LONDON' WITH 'REGD. NO.' FIELD SHOWING HANDWRITTEN ENTRY APPEARING TO READ '5592' AND 'DECCA STYLE' FIELD WITH HANDWRITTEN ENTRY
* PATENT LABEL (BASE): 'MADE IN LONDON, PATENT 3033/1914 RD631877. PATENTED OR PROVISIONALLY PROTECTED IN ALL COUNTRIES, INCLUDING: GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, ITALY, SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES, HOLLAND, SPAIN, UNITED STATES AMERICA'
* PERIOD: CIRCA 1920S-1930S

INCLUSIONS:
* WINDING HANDLE
* STROBOSCOPIC SPEED DISC
* BOX OF DECCA GRAMOPHONE NEEDLES (MULTIFLAYING)

CONDITION:
THE CASE SHOWS SIGNIFICANT WEAR TO THE BLACK LEATHERETTE COVERING, WITH PEELING AND LOSS AT MULTIPLE EDGES AND CORNERS EXPOSING BARE TIMBER BENEATH. THE GREEN FELT TURNTABLE MAT IS WORN AND FRAYED AT THE EDGES. THE NICKEL-PLATED INTERNAL HORN AND TONEARM SHOW SURFACE WEAR AND TARNISHING. THE FRONT CLASP IS PRESENT. BOTH FACTORY LABELS ON THE BASE ARE PARTIALLY WORN AND DAMAGED BUT REMAIN LEGIBLE. THE WINDING HANDLE IS PRESENT WITH A TURNED TIMBER GRIP SHOWING AGE-RELATED WEAR.

Item Size: Height: 61cm, Width: 43cm, Depth: 41cm, Weight: 13Kg

Art Deco (1920-1940); Circa 1920S-1930S; English; Decca; Embossed Brass Needle Cup Reading 'For Decca Needles' On Interior. 'Decca' Name Plate On Inside Of Lid. Factory Label On Base Reads 'Made In London' With 'Regd. No.' And 'Decca Style' Fields With Handwritten Entries. Second Label Reads 'Made In London, Patent 3033/1914 Rd631877. Patented Or Provisionally Protected In All Countries, Including: Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, Scandinavian Countries, Holland, Spain, Unit

Condition: Fair

779170+5

Location of item: WA, Australia

This item is being offered PICK UP ONLY. Local collection is available, if shipping is required, bidders are encouraged to organise their own freight.

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