Gramophones

Gramophones

Gramophones

As the wind up gramophone became more popular in the early 1900s so did the demand for needles.

Gramophones had normal volume knobs and the loudness of the music is controlled by the thickness of the Needle, thin, medium, and thick needles supplied soft, medium and loud music.

Since it was necessary to replace the Needle every time 78 rpm record is played, needles were typically sold in tins containing either 100 and 200.

Gramophones

Predominantly produced in Great Britain and Germany, these tins were extremely decorative as different manufacturers competed for a share of the market.

tins came in a wide variety of designs, sometimes in a matching serious such as dance tins and the same image would be produced in different colourways.

Gramophones

Values depend on a rarity the appeal of the image and of course the condition of the tin  and its contents

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Needle tins can be picked up from as little as five dollars while rarer ones can command hundreds of dollars especially are they still have their original contents.

I hope you found this page on Gramophones  to be both informative and helpful.

Happy hunting from the collectible coach.