The Gramophone Company

The Gramophone Company covers recordings issued from 1898 to the end of the 78 era

• The Gramophone Company
• The Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd, and Sister Companies.
• The Gramophone Company Ltd

Matrix Series

Phase 1, 1898 to 1921.

Series	Expert	Description
Gramophone ~ Suffix A (D)	W S Darby	zinc etched series
Gramophone ~ Early Oriental Series	FW Gaisberg	early orient series 7" & 10" (prefix E)
Gramophone ~ International Zonophone		International Zonophone Co Catalogue
Gramophone ~ Old Zonophone		early Zono\G&T matrix series
Gramophone ~ Original	F W Gaisberg	7” originally G
Gramophone ~ Unlettered		7” early unlettered zinc etched series
Gramophone ~ Miscellanious Pre 1904	Various	pre-reorganisation of 1904

Series	Expert	Description
Matrix : Gramophone ~ a	F W Gaisberg	7” originally G
Matrix : Gramophone ~ b	F W Gaisberg	10” originally G
Matrix : Gramophone ~ c	F W Gaisberg	12” originally G
Matrix : Gramophone ~ d	W C Gaisberg	7” originally Con, rad, G2
Matrix : Gramophone ~ e	W C Gaisberg	10” originally Con, rad, G2
Matrix : Gramophone ~ f	W C Gaisberg	12” originally Con, rad, G2
Matrix : Gramophone ~ g	W S Darby	7” originally B upper case
Matrix : Gramophone ~ h	W S Darby	10” originally x
Matrix : Gramophone ~ i	W S Darby	12” originally y
Matrix : Gramophone ~ k	F Hampe	7” originally C upper case
Matrix : Gramophone ~ l	F Hampe	10” originally z
Matrix : Gramophone ~ m	F Hampe	12” originally Hp
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ n]	C Wallcutt	7” originally F but within o series
Matrix : Gramophone ~ o	C Wallcutt	10” originally F series of mixed sizes
Matrix : Gramophone ~ p	C Wallcutt	12” originally F but within o series
Matrix : Gramophone ~ q	M Hampe	7”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ r	M Hampe	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ s	M Hampe	12”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ t	C Scheuplein	7” originally 7000F series of mixed sizes; also 5”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ u	C Scheuplein	10” originally 7000F series of mixed sizes
Matrix : Gramophone ~ v	C Scheuplein	12” originally 7000F series of mixed sizes
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ w]		not used
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ x]	A Clarke	7” none made (see file for SUF-y)
Matrix : Gramophone ~ y	A Clarke	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ z	A Clarke	12”
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ aa]	Hancox	7” not used
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ab	Hancox	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ac	Hancox	12”
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ ad]	Pearse	7” included in file for SUF-ae
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ae	Pearse	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ af	Pearse	12”
[Matrix : Gramophone ~ ag]	H Murtagh	7” included in file for SUF-ah
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ah	H Murtagh	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ aj	H Murtagh	12” also written as ai
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ak	G Dillnutt	10” (not 7”since 7” size is discontinued)
Matrix : Gramophone ~ al	G Dillnutt	12”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ am	Beckwith	10”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ ar	Beckwith	12”
Matrix : Gramophone ~ HO1	Head Office	10” various experts at HO in London
Matrix : Gramophone ~ HO2	Head Office	12”