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Originally Posted by drjd
This is the HMV gramophone I inherited from my dad, along with dozens of 78 RPM records. I enjoyed listening it a lot during 60s and 70s.  Now it is not in working condition, as the main clock-spring is broken. It was used as a showpiece in our living room till we changed our residence, and now kept packed in a box. 
I guess my dad would have bought it during 1940s. He maintained it with great affection, and I well remember the stereophonic music I listened from my dad and mom when I over-wound its spring and broke it in mid 70s.  Repairing of a mechanical gramophone had become difficult then, and it remained unattended for a long period. In late 1990s after death of my dad, I got it polished again and kept it as a memento.
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That is really nice looking! My mom had a huge collection of 78s mostly from the Swing-band era of 1940s. So I grew up listening to those whether I wanted to or not as she had them playing a lot of the time. I like swing-band music though.