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, Casavant Frères, Cecilian, Colonial, Cremonaphone (by Amherst Pianos Ltd.), Curtiss Aeronola, Egan Phonograph Company, Francophone (Franco American Clock Co.), Gerhard Heintzman, Gold Medal, Grandola (by Purdy), Gunn-son-ola, Karn, Knapp, Lindsay, McLagan,  Musicphone, 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, 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 Sept. 15, '11)
 
(last update Dec. 31, '09)

(last update Feb. 27, 2011)
 
 
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(new entry May 27, 2009)

(new entry June 10, '10)
 
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(new entry September 9, '09)


(new entry Feb. 15, '10)
 
(last update May 26, '09--minor edit Oct 26, '11)

(last update Sept. 15, '11)
 
(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 Oct. 15, '11)

(last update May 25, '09)

(new entry Feb. 15, '10)

(last update--on page 2--Jan. 28 '10)

(last updated, Sept. 9, 2009)

(last update Oct. 26, '11)
 
(last update  June 10, '09)


(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 Feb. 14 '10)

(new entry Nov. 18, '10)

(last updateSept. 21 '11)

(last update July, '10)

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