The Canadian Antique Phonograph Project

Canadian-made phonographs, gramophones and talking machines:
Amphion, Apex Electrophonic (by Compo), Berliner Gram-o-phone, Brant-ola, Brunswick (Brunswick-Balke-Collender), Burrophone, Canadian (Sonograph and Best Phone), Casavant Frères, Cecilian, Chopin, Colonial, Cremonaphone (by Amherst Pianos Ltd.), Curtiss Aeronola, Donalda, Egan Phonograph Company, Francophone (Franco American Clock Co.), Gerhard Heintzman, Gold Medal, Grandola (by Purdy), Gunn-son-ola, Karn, Knapp, Lindsay, Mason and Risch,  McLagan,  Musicphone, Overton, Phonola, Rayola (and Silver Tone, both by the London Phonograph Company), Ro-Tone-ola, Saunman, Son-o-phone, Sono-phonic (by P.T. Legare Limitee), Sugden, Super-phonic, Symphonola, Vanophone, Virgil (Plaola Piano Company), Canadian Vitaphone, Windsor.
This page is a repository of information on Canadian-made phonographs, gramophones and talking machines or those machines exclusively made available in Canada.  If you have any information, please contribute by contacting: 





(last update Apr. 7, '13)
  
(last update Apr. 7, '13)

(last update April 2, '13)
  		 
(last update Sept 22, '12)

(last update June 11, '12)
(new entry June 10, '10)
 
Also Sonograph and Best Phone
(last update July 12, '12)
  
(last update Feb. 18, '13)

(last update May 2, '13)

(new entry July 12, '12)

(new entry March 14, '12)
(last update Oct. 26, '11)

(last update Jan. 27, '10)		    
(last update April 21, '09)

(new entry Jan. 31, '13)
(Last update November 4, '12)


(new entry Feb. 15, '10)		  
(last update February 19, '13)

(last update Oct. 24, '12)
  
(manufactured by the 'Purdy Phonograph Co.', last update September 23, '09)

(last update May 25, '09)
Also Regal Phonograph Company
(last update July, '10)

(new entry September 10, '09; updated September 15)
(last update Feb. 24, '13)

(last update May 25, '09)
(last update Nov 18, '12)


(Last update May 12, '12)
(last update--on page 2--Jan. 28 '10)

(last updated, Sept. 9, 2009)		  

(new entry February 19, 2013)

(last update Jan. 15, '13)
  
(last update May 29, '12)

(last update June 10, '10)
(new entry Nov. 17, '10)

(new entry Dec. 31, '09)
(new entry Dec. 31 '09)

(last update July 13, '08 minor correction Jan. 29, '09)
(new entry Nov. 24 '10)

(last update Mar. 28 '12)
(new entry Nov. , '10)

(new entry Feb., '13)
(last update Sept. 21 '11)

(last update Sept. 21 '11)
(last update July, '12)
If you own one of these machines, or are interested in owning one, you should check out the Canadian Antique Phonograph Society.
 


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  August 2008