Url
	https://grinnell-omeka-s-werud.ondigitalocean.app/s/MusicalInstruments/item/8547
Resource class
	wmi:MusicalInstrument
Title
	Peter Pan portable disc phonograph
Subject
	112.511.1
Publisher
	Peter Pan Gramophone Company Limited
Contributor
	Roger Vetter
Type
	Euro-American
Format
	4.5 in. width of case
7.0 in. depth of case (closed)
14.0 in. depth of case (opened)
6.1 in. height of case
2.5 in. diameter of soundbox
Identifier
	6257
Source
	Northern Europe
Language
	English
Coverage
	England
Alternative Title
	Peter Pan
	Peter Pan Gramophone
	cameraphone
	camera phonograph
Extent
	c. mid 1920s; possible SN: B 1678
Medium
	metal
	wood
	leather
	mica
Requires
	one
Spatial Coverage
	Europe
Bibliographic Citation
	Bird, Callan, and Deeksha Bhardwaj. April, 2024. “Miniature gramophone leads procession of portable players,” Museum of Transport and Technology, Aukland, New Zealand, website accessed January 2, 2026: https://www.motat.nz/collections-and-stories/stories/miniature-gramophone-leads-procession-of-portable-players/
Fabrizio, Timothy C., and George F. Paul. 1997. The Talking Machine: an illustrated compendium, 1877-1929. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
Provenance
	Vetter gift
Basic form of sonorous object/s for idiophone
	needle/stylus
Sound objects per instrument for idiophone
	one
Resonator design for idiophone
	separate horn-shaped resonating space - built into instrument
Number of players for idiophone
	one
Sounding principle for idiophone
	flexing - indirect
Sound exciting agent for idiophone
	contours on the sides of a phonogram groove
Energy input motion by performer for idiophone
	none
Pitch of sound produced for idiophones
	definite pitch
Sound modification for idiophones
	none
Category of Instrument
	idiophone

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