On a recent trip to Prague, we visited the Nostalgic Museum. The owner had a large collection of devices for playing recorded music before vinyl records were popular. These included music boxes and organs that played using metal or cardboard discs or paper rolls.
Gramophone
A few music players in action
A multi-instrument music player
A multi-instrument music player. Cymbals, drum, chimes, and triangle.
Phonograph. Uses a wax cylinder.
Zinc discs
Ariston. Uses rotating cardboard discs and compressed air.
Herophon. The plate is stationary while the machine rotates.
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