French phonograph ca. 1900.

French phonograph ca. 1900.
Wood and painted metal.
In its wooden box.
Measurements: 34 x 30 x 39 cm (gramophone); 19 x 30 x 20 cm (box).

Phonograph of French manufacture of the early twentieth century or late nineteenth century, with the wooden base and the metal horn partially painted in red. It preserves its original wooden case. The phonographs are essentially formed by the central cylinder, where the cylinders with the music are placed, thanks to the movement of the lateral crank the needle follows the grooves left in the cylinder in the recording, producing the sound of the songs that it incorporates.