A charming black cardboard box, decorated with gold lettering and a phonograph illustration. This small advertising case was used to store needles for Zonophone record players, a pioneering brand created in Berlin in 1899 before being absorbed by The Gramophone Company (predecessor of EMI). The compartmentalized interior allowed for the separation of new and used needles.
✦ Origin: Germany or France ✦ Period: Circa 1900–1910 ✦ Dimensions: 8.5 × 7 × 4 cm ✦ Material: Black lacquered boiled cardboard with gold decoration ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, minor wear to the lacquer, complete interior with needles
A beautiful collector's item linked to the history of sound and the beginnings of recorded music, emblematic of phonograph accessories from the Belle Époque.
