Used vintage thorens swiss music crown jewelry box. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Buy thorens td 2402 fullyautomatic turntable 33, 45, 78rpm at95e piano black. Original vintage 1935 thorens portable excelda swiss phonograph gramophone. Manufacturer a thorens movement made in switzerland. Unfollow thorens switzerland to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. This music box depicts a gramophone with a gold tones horn and winding handle, marked thorens, switzerland. Since 1883, thorens is the oldest hifi company in the world still in production today, producing some of the worlds highest quality and most critically acclaimed automatic and semiautomatic turntables. Can refurbished thorens turntables sound better, and. These are just motors branded as paillard, of course they also made parts and motors for a whole load of european companies. We are compiling a list of the ad30 discs that we hope to be as complete a list as available. This is an authentic excelda portable gramophone, the portable phonograph of the 1930s that resembled the pocket cameras of that time usually refereed to as a cameraphone. Vintage thorens movement music box switzerland hummel.
The music box is styled like an organ grinders cart, with pink flowers to the lid and sides. By the way, we do have other previously owned disc players that we are keeping only for our customers who are ordering custom tunes. No statement whether written or oral, and whether made in a catalogue, an advertisement, a bill or sale, a salesroom posting or. Plays strangers in the night impossible dream laras theme. History of thorens keith wrightfinancial systems consultant.
Details about antique thorens 3 tune inlaid music box plays great. Cylindrical music box antique music box, art deco movement, music. The invention of symphonion disc music box made changing tunes much easier as well as less expensive. Swiss made pretty much would mean made at paillard, thorens or phrynis. Swiss made thorens excelda gramophone c1930 collectors weekly. Swiss made thorens excelda gramophone c1930 collectors. Very small and easy to carry, it looks like a camera. This model is in brown with metal, fauxlizard, crackly finish. If we do not have at least three of the tunes we will contact you. No edison the website about antique phonographs other than. It also came with the original packing box and instruction manual. Vintage miniature music box reuge with watch swiss 01 antique. Some of the earlier machines have motors made by thorens, the swiss clock and watch makers.
Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Croix, this is the exelda 78 rpm portable gramophone often referred to as the cameraphone. Antique thorens 3 tune inlaid music box plays great ebay. Thorens excelda portable gramophone sony psf5, psf9.
Thorens swiss gramophone musical disc player with 20 discs in original boxes. Croix, build 19321947, 42 pictures, 3 schematics, switzerland, tubes. They are historically renowned for the range of phonographs turntables they produce. Apr 28, 2015 antique vintage old thorens swiss motor sound box for gramophone spare repair. Totem kin play is configured with the left master speaker containing the. Thorens td 150 mkii vintage hi fi belt drive record vinyl player deck turntable. We can supply you with american made ad30 compatible discs in most cases.
Thorens portable gramophone art deco swiss excelda brown. A good swiss musical box, in an inlaid rosewood case. All i can say is that i have brought some needledrops made on this table with either an ortofon om30 or denon dl160 cartridge to some pretty high resolution systems, and have received a lot of completments on the sound quality. Thorens swiss music box plays 4 tunes 52 notes by something old, etsy. This swiss corporation or company article is a stub. Right click to save picture or tap and hold for seven second if you are using iphone or ipad. This is a gorgeous swiss made thorens music box which plays four different songs. Croix here you find 208 models, 181 with images and 37 with schematics for wireless. It was well preserved with an outstanding original finish. Music boxes, carousels, little monkeys, record player, cookie jars, pinball. According to moogk in roll back the years 1974, meanwhile, the sales of portable gramophones. In comparison, the machine turnover of the british branch of the gramophone company was. The music box rests on a twowheeled handcart shaped base, with gold paint. Thorens swiss made gramophone with horn the netherlands ca.
Projections were punched onto a steel disk which plucked the comb. That being said the 124 is the finest thorens table every made. Thorens swiss ad 30 upright music box with ten discs. The company is swiss owned, and each turntable is made with precision and care in germany. Kalliope boxes were made in leipzig, germany during the late 1880s.
Thorens excelda portable gramophone, 1932 phonograph. Hardcover, 288 pages, fourcolor, isbn 9783000211621. The thorens td 146 is the classic model from the 1970s. Antique old vintage garrard gramophone motor with turn table and. Thorens, reuge, romance depending or what is available for a particular tune please list in order of preference with at least three back up selections six in total. Cameraphonea portable phonograph switzerland c1920 what a cool little device this is. Thorens made hundreds of music boxes, so the description, sizes all that are important. Vintage old antique swiss gramophone motor with turntable and wind.
Turntables free delivery possible on eligible purchases. The letters and numbers of the mechanism are still visible plays 78rpm records loud and clear with nice tone this is only extra information i found over the internet ive never seen the gramophone working. The mechanism is stamped thorens switzerland fabrication suisse number 533. Antique thorens 3 tune inlaid music box plays great. This is an authentic excelda portable gramophone, the portable phonograph of the 1930. History of thorensacoustic phonographs and gramophones. Has about 85 notes tried counting them but couldnt get the same count twice, 85 came up twice box measures 8 14 inch by 4 12 inch by 3 12 inch. We can supply you with american made ad30 compatible discs in. Thorens disc music box gramophone model 755 all original. Can refurbished thorens turntables sound better, and worth. The company produced its first phonograph in 1903, and since then, has become.
Classical trumpet horn turntable gramophone art disc music box makeup. Save thorens gramophone to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. In 1928, they produced their first electric motordrive record player, and went on to produce a range of. Original vintage 1935 thorens portable excelda swiss. Art deco swiss excelda brown metal record player ebay phonograph, record. The jewel manufactured by thorens is a portable gramophone called excelda. Jan 29, 2015 images of various products we manufactured in the past. Only the very lightest signs of wear, you really have to look for. Click to view image album vintage rare 1940s 1950s fred zimbalist thorens large kingqueen crown jeweled cigarettejewelry music box. The story of the thorens td 124 and other classic turntables by joachim bung. The set includes ten discs with titles like try to remember and moon river. Very old thorens 3 tune music box with a shield shaped inlay on the top. The tone arm, winding handle and diaphragm were stowed inside the instrument and assembled for use. Unfollow thorens gramophone to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Used vintage thorens swiss music crown jewelry box by fred. Picture of various thorens reproducers from the website unknown portable. Decorative solid brass horn measures about 11 with a 4 bell. Vintage thoren td160 vs new turntables i have a stock thorens 160 with a nagaoka mp110. It was made by thorens, the famous swiss manufacturer of gramophones and sold in the early 1930s.
The thorens excelda was one of the last and most successful of the folding camera gramophones, being introduced at the beginning of 1931 and remaining in production until the mid1940s. Hifi audio, turntable, explore, photos, vintage, products, trays, pictures, record player. Very rare thorens excelda camera phone phonograph at 1stdibs. It is amazing the engineering that went into this thing. The interior is lined with fabric printed with birds. A quality fruitwood case with a glass door allows for viewing the metal discs that play on this upright music box by thorens of switzerland.
No, there is no description just this an antique music box, i think made by thorens in switzerland. No edison the website about antique phonographs other. Thorens is a swiss company with a very long history, and are one of the few companies that have been involved with music boxes, cylinder phonographs, disc phonographs, development of electrical recording and playing, radio, hifi, high end turntables and cd. Thorens swiss made gramophone with horn the netherlands. Thorens is a swiss manufacturer of highend audio equipment. An initial producer of musical boxes and clock movements which they were still producing in the 1950s, they started. Feb 03, 2012 how it lies, how it lies, how it lies song by dorris day. The excelda could play a 10inch disc but it was necessary to clamp. The thorens ad30 is a 30 tooth combmusical movement that plays 4. Best turntables you can buy, from affordable to absolute insanity. Thorens has become a legend in the turntable market, with their vintage models still widely sought. Aug 26, 2016 thorens portable gramophone art deco swiss excelda brown metal.
Please see the pictures poor as they are, im not a photographer as you can tell and my dime store camera isnt much help. Of all these, only hmv manufactured their own motors. In the early 20s, the portable pixie grippa had mechanics that came from thorens. Vintage reuge swiss musical box mechanism movement auld. Cylinder music box movements in thorens boxes or used by third parties comprising. This article related to a manufacturing company is a stub. It is a precision instrument which, with reasonable care, will deliver optimum reproduction quality and protect your records for years to come. Vintage thorens music box no 30 made in switzerland plays four tunes. In addition to audio playback equipment, they are also a historical producer of harmonicas and cigarette lighters, most notably the button actuated automatic lighter. Vintage thorens gramophone music box 5 discs with original box ebay.
As mentioned elsewhere, i have made available the 1907, 1910 and 1914 thorens catalogs reprinted by the city of london phonograph and gramophone society. Their catalogues are jam packed with an array of gramophone parts and a mind boggles variety of motors. As for the age, these older, west german made thorens are built like tanks. Back then, the company made music boxes and clock movements. Very very rare thorens excelda camera phone phonograph player circa 1932. Perophone distributed under its own name, boxes of needles always represented by a race dog race with a disc in its mouth. In 1911, the swiss manufacturer thorens exported clockwork motors for use in britishmade disk players to the value of.
The leather handle is in as new condition, the last owner kept the handle in a small zip lock bag so as not to. Thorens swiss ad 30 upright music box with ten discs, circa 1970. There are rules so fundamental that we all abide by them. According to one source, thorens, 1920s to 1960s swiss made of the. Very very rare thorens excelda camera phone phonograph. Comes with 12 discs and its original operating instruction sheet,guild sheet and.
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