11 Mar 2010
Collection: Powerhouse Museum
93/20/1 Cabinet, combination gramophone, radio and cocktail bar with contents, wood/glass/metal, Tudor/Garrard, Australia/England, 1946-1948
Description
Cabinet, combination gramophone, radio and cocktail bar with contents, wood/glass/metal, Tudor/Garrard, Australia/England, 1946-1948-1 Cabinet and parts
-2 Record rack
-3 Stylus and packaging
-4 Stylus
-5 Operations manual
-6 Envelope containing records and sheet music
-7 Key for cabinet
Production notes
Tudor made the cabinet. Garrard are the makers of the gramophone system that is installed into the cabinetPurchased new sometime between 1947-1948
History notes
The object was purchased new by Mr Marks (vendor) in 1947 or 1948 and used by him at home until the late 1970s. Thereafter it was kept in the vendor's flat but not used as an entertainment system. Mr Marks was the proprietor of Australia's main music typesetting company, Harmony Musicopy Service, from 1961 to 1990. Many transcriptions from disc made by the company were done with the aid of this machine.Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1993Marks
See individual part recordsRegistration number
93/20/1