A handsome original 1930s Viceroy portable wind-up gramophone, finished in an unusually attractive deep blue case with matching blue interior and original Viceroy R.M. lyre trademark.
The Viceroy name was a pre-war trademark of Rose, Morris & Co.; the company was manufacturing portable gramophones in London during this period. Rose-Morris later recorded that the Viceroy name was derived from Victor Morris and his son Roy.
The gramophone retains its original hand-cranked mechanism, turntable, metal tonearm and soundbox. It is in good working order, winding smoothly and playing as intended. Designed for traditional 78 RPM records.
A particularly appealing example due to the blue colour, which gives it considerably more decorative presence than the more commonly encountered black portable gramophones. The case has plenty of genuine age-related wear, including scuffs, scratches to the covering, particularly around the corners and edges.
Measures approximately 38 x 27 x 15.5 cm / 15 x 10.6 x 6.1 inches when closed.
The Viceroy name was a pre-war trademark of Rose, Morris & Co.; the company was manufacturing portable gramophones in London during this period. Rose-Morris later recorded that the Viceroy name was derived from Victor Morris and his son Roy.
The gramophone retains its original hand-cranked mechanism, turntable, metal tonearm and soundbox. It is in good working order, winding smoothly and playing as intended. Designed for traditional 78 RPM records.
A particularly appealing example due to the blue colour, which gives it considerably more decorative presence than the more commonly encountered black portable gramophones. The case has plenty of genuine age-related wear, including scuffs, scratches to the covering, particularly around the corners and edges.
Measures approximately 38 x 27 x 15.5 cm / 15 x 10.6 x 6.1 inches when closed.