Pathé "Coquet" phonograph. France, ca. 1905.

Pathé "Coquet" phonograph. France, ca. 1905.
Wood and painted metal.
In wooden box, with handle.
Measurements: 24 x 26 x 17 cm; 40 x 26 x 17 x 17 cm (box).

The Coquet model was a phonograph manufactured in 1903 by the Parisian brand Pathé, with two interchangeable rotating cylinders. It has a bakelite diaphragm and a metal horn. It has a rectangular wooden box with the name of the model engraved on the front. It keeps its original wooden case. In this model, Pathé introduces the Orpheus system, where the engraver and the front pavilion are together, and incorporates an interchangeable adapter for standard and salon type cylinders that makes it possible to engrave and play cylinders of different dimensions with the same machine.