His Master’s Voice 101 suitcase gramophone

His Master’s Voice 101 (HMV 101) is a portable box gramophone with a handle, enclosed in a wooden housing. It was manufactured in the United Kingdom between 1925-1931 by The Gramophone Company Limited, established in London in 1898. The HMV 101 complemented the product range of the company. The turntable mechanism on which the gramophone records were placed is set in motion by a crank-wound spring hidden inside the device. The gramophone head with a mica membrane, His Master's Voice No. 4, is intended for so-called “hard records”, i.e., those made of hard rubber or shellac, played at 78 rpm. The gramophone has a built-in horn speaker, whose resonating cone doubles as a container for the adapter arm. Not only was the folding arm an innovation, but so was the design of the gramophone as a portable device. Manufacturer: The Gramophone Company Ltd., 1925-1931 Inv. No.: MIM 1071/V-254 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA