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Portable Gramophone (Decca / Barnett Samuel & Sons 1914)
Hornless portable trench gramophone in leatherette carrying case. Sound travels along the tone-arm and is reflected and amplified by the concave silver sound resonator within the lid. Separate winding handle inserted into side of case. Often used for training, drills to instill patriotism amongst recruits, as well as entertainment and solace in the trenches. The needle tracking an empty groove at the end of a music recording often invokes the nostalgia of time lost forever.
