Zon O Phone

Though the Berliner Co. (and their successor companies G&T, HMV in the UK, Victor in the USA, Deutsche Grammophon and Gramophon Compagnie Francaise) defined the development of the music industry in the late 1890's and early 1900's, and laid the basis of the entertainment industry as we know it today, their machines in the 1899-1904 period were functional and well made. Zonophone took (literally) the philosophy of Berliner and related companies, and added a large dose of aesthetisism & design to the talking machine. After the 'Zonophone' experience Berliner and related companies' machines seemed to develop a greater design conciousness, realising that machines could be made in different styles to fit the decor of the different strata of society.