Pathé-labelled Portable Gramophone

With its wooden case, winding handle and Pathé label, this portable gramophone recalls a culture in which recorded music entered everyday life as a tangible object. Pathé’s corporate story begins with the company Charles and Émile Pathé founded in 1896, spanning the early development of recorded sound and cinema. Opening the lid, placing a record and preparing to listen gives the piece its sense of ritual.