Gramophone Societies

Click on the links below each society for direct connection to their website.

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In Great Britain, the City of London Phonograph and Gramophone Society is the oldest such society in the world and has been in continuous existence since 1919.

Founded after the First World War, it was an amalgamation of the smaller societies that had existed before 1914 whose members had been decimated in the conflict.

Its initial membership were 'Edisonites' who championed the inventor's products over those of others. Edison rightly turned them down on their proposed name of 'The London Edison Society' but agreed to be their patron under another title.

Today the society numbers around 800 members worldwide and publishes a quarterly magazine 'For the Record'.

Details of the Society, its aims, activities and membership details may be seen at their website; www.clpgs.org.uk. 


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In America the largest Society is M.A.P.S, The Michigan Antique Phonograph Society

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You can read all about them at www.michiganantiquephonographsociety.org



Also in America is the prestigious C.A.P.S, The California Antique Phonograph Society

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See their comprehensive site at www.ca-phono.org


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In Canada another C.A.P.S. The Canadian Antique Phonograph Society. This is a very active organisation with the website www.capsnews.org


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In Australia, The Gramophone Society of New South Wales has been in existence for many years. You may write to; 414/6a Birtley Place, Elizabeth Bay, NSW 2011

Mail; leighcollein@hotkey.net.au

Website; www.phonographsociety.org



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New Zealand has a thriving society. Despite the smallness of the territory a huge amount of gramophones and phonographs were shipped there in the Golden era from 1900 to 1930. You may write to; Shirley McGuigan, PO Box 19 839, Woolston, Christchurch 8241 New Zealand

Mail; nzphonosociety@hotmail.com

There is no website as yet.


If you are interested to find out about musical boxes and other Mechanical Music

Then why not consider joining the Musical Box Society of Great Britain?

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