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A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 10:00 pm
by PhonoDoll5
I thought you guys would be interested in knowing about this strange phonograph. Here, have a look: http://edisontinfoil.com/stollwercks.htm

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:41 pm
by MsVintage
Very quirky! :lol:

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 6:29 pm
by PhonoDoll5
Yeah, really strange as well!Sadly I don't think the choxolate records survived. But at least they made wax and cardboard ones as well!

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:27 am
by Joe_DS
Columbia also offered their version -- http://www.myvintagetv.com/columbia_toy.htm

And not to be outdone, Victor offered one as well -- http://www.intertique.com/VictorTalking ... rSale.html -- though it would play the records from the standard catalog--though not very well.

Later on, starting in late 1925/early 1926, Victor offered their low end table top -- the VV-1-1 or Victrolita -- http://www.victor-victrola.com/1-1.htm --->

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-- specially painted, and sold as a children's Victrola, known as the VV-1-2 or Aladdin -- http://www.victor-victrola.com/1-2.htm --->

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Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:41 am
by PhonoDoll5
Ah, as beautiful and fascinating as these are, they couden't play chocolate records...... Could they?

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 3:13 am
by Joe_DS
PhonoDoll5 wrote:Ah, as beautiful and fascinating as these are, they couden't play chocolate records...... Could they?


True.

By the way, just to show that everything old is new again -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVM18iJTMZs

But, of course, they err in calling it "the world's first chocolate recording."

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:12 am
by PhonoDoll5
That's awesome to actually see it play. Did the guy say he tried to make records out of cola? How is that even possibke.....

Re: A toy phonograph..... That plays chocolate records.

Posted: Tue May 01, 2012 6:17 am
by Record-changer
I've heard of people having to eat their words. But their music????