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