Description

This article is from the Antique Radios And Phonographs FAQ, by Hank van Cleef vancleef@netcom with numerous contributions by others.

32 What is the difference between Victor and Victrola?

The Victor Talking Mahince Company
made external horn phonographs. When they switched to
horns inside of the case, the name -ola was added. Victrola
technically means an internal horn machine. Edison did the
same thing. He called his internal horn cylinder machines
Amberolas.

 

Continue to:

• prev: 31 Are all phonograph cyliders the same?
• Index
• next: 33 I have some 78s I got from my family. I am afraid of hurting them with a diamond needle. How can I play such records?

Share and Enjoy

Tags

hobby, recreation, old radio, old phono, antique, radios, phonographs, tools, test equipment, resource, repair, identification, books, components