victrola

(vɪkˈtrəʊlə)

(Electronics) a gramophone

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Victrola

Originally, a phonograph from the Victor Talking Machine Company, Camden, NJ, but it eventually became more of a generic term for any brand of phonograph. The turntables of phonographs of that era were usually powered by wind-up springs. Also, there was no electronic amplification. The grooves of the record caused the phonograph needle to vibrate and it, in turn, caused a metal diaphragm to which it was attached, to vibrate also. The sound from the vibrating metal disk was acoustically coupled to a large megaphone-like horn mounted in the phonograph cabinet.

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Victrola - a brand of gramophone

acoustic gramophone, gramophone - an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product

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виктрола

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He actually bought a two-hundred-dollar mahogany Victrola and an assortment of records, bringing both home with him in his car and, assisted eagerly by Bill, carrying them into the front room with an air that said it was a purchase he had been intending to make for a long time.

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"I wanted to hear firsthand what Abelia Brody places on her Victrola in the summer of 1917," he says.

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Perhaps in part because it was a familiar tune that I had not heard for many years, and it evoked poignant memories of my childhood, when my father would play his scratchy 78 RPM records on our old Victrola, but surely also because it is a sprightly and uplifting piece with a recurring theme that one must irresistibly sing along to.

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Caption: In 1929, RCA bought the Victor Talking Machine Company, then the world's largest manufacturer of records, including its showcase Victrola line.

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A record player seems to have been a much-appreciated novelty, since Chapman noted on 23 October "Signor Victrola gives concert in the Ross salon in evening and a very enjoyable time was spent." and on Sunday, 2 November: "Mr & Mrs Talbot go to Very Reverend Bro.

William M. Chapman, the Hudson's Bay Company "Journalist" in Northern Manitoba, 1907-1914

In his second exhibit, "Rosscapili @ 59," the artist will be showcasing large acrylic pieces as well as resin sculptures complemented by a showcase of his vintage audio collections, specifically Rock-Ola 1977 Jukebox, Victor Gramophone, Victrola Console Turntable, and a reel-to-reel tape player, which will play throughout the show in homage to His Master's Voice (HMV) dog sculptures.

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He thanks Nelson for the gift of Victrola records--presumably a Christmas gift--and encourages Robert to keep trying hard with his dancing lessons and not to get discouraged.

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By day, break away for a sip of truly good Seattle espresso at Caffe Vita (caffevita.com) or Victrola Coffee Roasters (victrolacoffee.com), farther down Pike Street.

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"And so as I learn every one of these songs, I'm remembering tales of my mom talking about her mom and dad out on the ranch in Montana either listening to the radio, or playing a record on a Victrola and dancing to 'Keep Your Sunny Side Up.' "

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I woke her up with a cup of coffee, the song, "Thank You for Loving Me" on the Victrola, and singing along with it.

Milestones

A three-panel folding screen carved in walnut with chiseled geometric patterns and landscape elements is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston as is his carved Victrola cabinet, dating from 1930.

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