vintage wind-up phonograph (record player)

This is in excellent condition will need to be polished again and cleaned with warm water. What it is A mechanical gramophone / phonograph cabinet, likely from the 1910s–1920s. It plays 78 RPM shellac records, not vinyl LPs. It does not use electricity — it’s powered by a hand-cranked spring motor (the crank is on the side). The crank handle on the right The metal tonearm and needle → purely mechanical The “His Master’s Voice” (Nipper the dog) label inside the lid → iconic trademark used by Victor / HMV / affiliated companies. Internal horn → the sound travels from the needle down into a horn hidden inside the cabinet. How it works (simple version) You wind the crank to tighten the spring motor. Put a steel needle in the tonearm. Place a 78 RPM record on the platter. Start the motor. The needle vibrates in the groove → vibrations travel through the arm → amplified by the internal horn → sound comes out the cabinet.

Condition

Used (normal wear)