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German gramophone with a red painted bell and carved oak base

Object | Accession Number: 2013.118.1 a-c

Gramophone of the type used in German homes during the Nazi era, 1933-1945. Propaganda was an essential tool of the Nazi government. They understood the power of emerging technologies, such as phonographs, radio, and television, to disseminate their message into homes and workplaces. Goebbels' Ministry of Propaganda encouraged the production of home listening devices at affordable prices.

Date
manufacture:  approximately 1935
Geography
manufacture: Germany
Classification
Audiovisual and Photographic Materials
Category
Audio equipment
Object Type
Gramophones (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Marvin Goldstein

About This Object

Physical Description
a. Square, light brown oak gramophone base with a stepped pediment at the bottom and top edges. On the top is a circular turntable with a metal spindle screwed in the center to allow it to spin. The sides have carved pillars near the corners and a carved floral garland suspended on a valance.
b. Jointed, silver colored metal sound box and crank for a gramophone.
c. Red painted metal gramophone horn with a short, silver colored metal tube shaped bracket that connects to the gramophone base (a.) This is attached to a short, red painted metal cone, the horn elbow. The wider, top end of the cone has a ring of metal. Attached here are 7 vertical red painted metal panels with gold colored metal edging that taper upward about 15 inches, then flair into a flower like bell. The bell interior is ringed with a painted garland of white roses and daises with green leaves.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 18.000 inches (45.72 cm) | Width: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm) | Diameter: 18.500 inches (46.99 cm)
Materials
a : oak
b : metal
c : metal, paint, varnish
Inscription
BASED

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The gramophone was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2013 by Marvin Goldstein.
Funding Note
The cataloging of this artifact has been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 18:26:46
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