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Sound Recordings

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
The Columbia Graphophone Co., Ltd. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
London (made)

These stage sound effects were created for an electric gramophone, a new technology pioneered by Columbia Graphophone Company in 1925. Columbia was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. In 1931 the company merged with the Gramophone Company to form Electric and Musical Industries (EMI).

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Music
Object type
Sound recordings
Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

  • Record Covers
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
  • Records
Materials and techniques
Incised shellac. Glued card, paper, fabric and metal
Shellac
Card
Paper
Ink
Metal
Shellac
Gluing
Brief description
Set of ten Columbia Stage Effects records, 1920s
Physical description
Fabric-covered card case with metal hook on the spine, the front covered with embossed lettering and the Columbia logo. Case album contains ten shellac records in paper sleeves, printed with the details of the sound effects on each.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.4cm
  • Width: 30.4cm
  • Depth: 4.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'COLUMBIA STAGE EFFECTS COLUMBIA RECORDS'
Credit line
Given by John Merison
Summary
These stage sound effects were created for an electric gramophone, a new technology pioneered by Columbia Graphophone Company in 1925. Columbia was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. In 1931 the company merged with the Gramophone Company to form Electric and Musical Industries (EMI).
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.551:1 to 11 -2017

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Record createdMarch 10, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1387122/sound-recordings-the-columbia-graphophone/
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