Antique Phonographs

"Recommended for all doll dealers and collectors" -- Model and Collectors Mart, July 2002. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Timothy C. Fabrizio has been researching and writing about the talking machine for over 30 years and is presently a talking machine restorer and dealer in New York State. George F. Paul began collecting and researching the talking machine at the age of thirteen. His love of the machines has led him to become a widely recognized expert in the field. He lives in rural New York State with his wife and two children.

Timothy C. Fabrizio has been researching and writing about the talking machine for almost 30 years. His articles have appeared in numerous publications and he has addressed many scholarly groups on subjects ranging from early motion picture sound synchronization to interpretation of original documents. He has done consulting work at the Library of Congress and other archives and museums. The first book he co-authored with George F. Paul, The Talking Machine, an Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929, published in 1997 by Schiffer, has met with public success and critical acclaim. Having begun as an actor and enjoyed a career as a bookseller, Mr. Fabrizio is presently a talking machine restorer and dealer in New York State. George F. Paul began collecting and researching the talking machine in 1967 at the age of thirteen. Nearly 40 of his articles on talking machine history have appeared in various publications, addressing subjects such as the origins of the spring-driven Gramophone, American Zonophone Records, and Columbia's entry in to the disc market. He has conducted the "Phonograph Forum" column in the New Amberola Graphic since 1983. The first book he co-authored with Timothy C. Fabrizio, The Talking Machine, an Illustrated Compendium 1877-1929, received an Association for Recorded Sound Collections 1998 Award for Excellence. Mr. Paul is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who lives in New York State with his wife and two children.

Timothy C. Fabrizio and George F. Paul are accomplished authorities on talking machines and are both residents of New York State. Tim is currently restoring and dealing these machines. George's "Phonograph Forum" column has been a feature of the New Amberola Graphic since 1983.

Timothy C. Fabrizio and George F. Paul are accomplished authorities on talking machines and are both residents of New York State. Tim currently restores and sells these machines. George's Phonograph Forum column has been a feature of the New Amberola Graphic* since 1983.

"Quite literally, the book is a tour-de-force of research and compilation." -- Timothy C. Fabrizio, ARSC Journal, Fall 2001