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I'm old enough to remember these; in fact I'm old enough to remember 'pick-ups' that only played 78s and had to be plugged in to the wireless (or radio, for you youngsters). The design is based on the Dansette machines that became popular some years after WWII when we Brits wanted to play those new-fangled American disks at 45 or 33. The actual turntable/changer itself isn't based on the Garrard or BSR machines that were common n the 50s and 60s, but is a bit of a mish-mash of others.

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Front view ...

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and back view (v. boring!)

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7 minutes ago, dannyg9 said:

Love it! You got me with the 16 on the speed control though. That one's a puzzler.

No, you don't see it nowadays. It was used for talking books, and some greetings cards had an acetate recording on card. I believe people serving abroad in the Forces were able to record messages to send home too.

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