Alura Talking Machine, Antique Phonograph Disc Reproducer chrome but based on other works

but based on other works I believe likely dates to the 1940s

F it appears) painted in red on the front

Portraits upon portraits adding up to quite a portrait

eliminating marbles as you go and dropping them in the recessed corners

I love the geometric black patterning against the shiny gold

Alura Talking Machine, Antique Phonograph Disc Reproducer chrome but based on other worksI'm not the least bit knowledgable about old phonographs, but know this is a "reproducer" disc, the function of which was is to convert the sound impressions from the record into sound waves. Coming across it the other day in Maine, I just loved seeing the words "talking machine" in perfect sans serif capital letters, and all the better combined with "Alura" and two stars in between. The first thing it made me think of, actually, was artificial