Ten historical gramophones and phonographs. A thematic design selection, not a ranking of sound quality or value. All visuals are licensed photographs. File:Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph (photo 1 of 2) (5cc2641d-1dd8-b71b-0b6c-0871a45fb59a).jpg: National Park Service; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edison%27s_1877_Cylinder_Tinfoil_Phonograph_(photo_1_of_2)_(5cc2641d-1dd8-b71b-0b6c-0871a45fb59a).jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Edison Standard Phonograph, made for International Textbook Co., Scranton PA, by National Phonograph Co., USA, 1901 - Kanazawa Phonograph Museum - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC00997.jpg: Daderot; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edison_Standard_Phonograph,_made_for_International_Textbook_Co.,_Scranton_PA,_by_National_Phonograph_Co.,_USA,_1901_-_Kanazawa_Phonograph_Museum_-_Kanazawa,_Japan_-_DSC00997.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Edison Home Phonograph, Edison Co., USA, undated - Kanazawa Phonograph Museum - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC00995.jpg: Daderot; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edison_Home_Phonograph,_Edison_Co.,_USA,_undated_-_Kanazawa_Phonograph_Museum_-_Kanazawa,_Japan_-_DSC00995.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:GEM Model 3, Edison Co., USA, 1901 - Kanazawa Phonograph Museum - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC01000.jpg: Daderot; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GEM_Model_3,_Edison_Co.,_USA,_1901_-_Kanazawa_Phonograph_Museum_-_Kanazawa,_Japan_-_DSC01000.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Graphophone by Columbia Phonograph Company 1897.jpg: Jane023; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graphophone_by_Columbia_Phonograph_Company_1897.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Antique Phonograph Display - Pathe in New Orleans.jpg: Infrogmation of New Orleans; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antique_Phonograph_Display_-_Pathe_in_New_Orleans.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:VictorTalkingMachine2008.jpg: Royalbroil (Commons author field: self; identified by creator category); CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VictorTalkingMachine2008.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:SPARK Museum of Electrical Invention - interior 33 - Victrola phonograph with Sherman, Clay & Co. logo 1920s.jpg: Joe Mabel; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SPARK_Museum_of_Electrical_Invention_-_interior_33_-_Victrola_phonograph_with_Sherman,_Clay_%26_Co._logo_1920s.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:Museum van de Twintigste Eeuw, Edison Disc Phonograph.JPG: Alf van Beem; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Museum_van_de_Twintigste_Eeuw,_Edison_Disc_Phonograph.JPG; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. File:HMV Record Player 2.jpg: Amitbalani; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HMV_Record_Player_2.jpg; Scaled and letterboxed without cropping. Adaptation: CC BY-SA 4.0. Original photographs retain their stated licenses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/