1920s Columbia Grafonola Gramophone

This is a vintage Columbia Viva-Tonal Grafonola floor console gramophone, dating from the late 1920s. It features a mechanical, spring-driven motor wound up by the large hand crank on the right side, meaning it needs no electricity to play. It’s designed to play shellac 78 RPM records using disposable steel needles. The cabinet is handcrafted from mahogany and the central inner doors open to act as a volume control by adjusting airflow from the internal horn speaker. With his masters voice records inside the storage compartments.