Alura Talking Machine, Antique Phonograph Disc Reproducer chrome Found in the Midwest

Found in the Midwest

F it appears) painted in red on the front

meaning each ring has its place in the stack and they are not so easy to arrange in different orders except near the top (I didn't want to risk them getting stuck while trying

I love the geometric black patterning against the shiny gold

Portraits upon portraits adding up to quite a portrait

Alura Talking Machine, Antique Phonograph Disc Reproducer chrome Found in the MidwestI'm not the least bit knowledgable about old phonographs, but know this is a "reproducer" disc, the function of which was is to convert the sound impressions from the record into sound waves. Coming across it the other day in Maine, I just loved seeing the words "talking machine" in perfect sans serif capital letters, and all the better combined with "Alura" and two stars in between. The first thing it made me think of, actually, was artificial