Edison Picture Gram Gramophone

English, c.1927, by Hough, J. E., Ltd. Edison Bell Works, London, gramaphone with 8-inch turntable and friction-drive mechanism for the picture-reel, in black leatherette covered case with three picture-reels in cartons, with corresponding 'Crown' records,

Note: Originally introduced for Christmas 1927, the Edison Bell Picturegram Gramophone was designed as a nursery toy, though it featured quite a complex mechanism. Essentially a portable gramophone, the device included a "proscenium" where a paper cartoon strip would unroll, synchronized with a nursery rhyme story playing on a record, thanks to a geared linkage system. The machine came with three records, all performed by Harry Hemsley, offering both visual and auditory entertainment for children. originally Introduced for Christmas 1927, this machine was intended as a nursery toy, albeit a complicated one. Its essentially a portable gramophone whihc includes a ‘proscenium’ inside which a paper cartoon strip unrolls as the nursery rhyme story is recounted on the record via a geared linkage. It was supplied with three records performed by Harry Hemsley.

Condition: speed regulator is not working mechanism runs fast. the records are old king cole, cinderella, broken and glued, the three bears & sing a song of sixpence, drifting & dreaming broken, red riding hood part 1 & 2, rolls are Old king cole & three jolly dogs, sing a song of sixpence & hey diddle diddle and little red riding hood with no box