Victrola
Grandma's music machine
Victrola was a brand name for phonographs made by the Victor Talking Machine Company, introduced in 1906.
The name became so synonymous with record players that people used it generically for any phonograph, much as "Kleenex" came to mean tissue.
The word now evokes early 20th-century domesticity: Grandma's old Victrola still works.
Disc-playing sound machine
- stylusPointed implement for marking
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- 78rpmEarly record speed
- shellacResinous wood coating
tonearm · cartridge · platter · spindle · sound box · crank · reproducer · wax cylinder
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- yesteryearTime not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
- bygoneOf earlier times
reminisce · sepia · keepsake · heritage · Americana · golden age · parlor · grandmother
Synthetic resin plastic
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- bluesMournful American music genre
ragtime · big band · swing · classical · opera · crooner · dance music · orchestral
Object worth amassing
- restorationReturning something to condition
- patinaSurface film from aging
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
brass · mahogany · cabinet · oak · craftsmanship · ornate · period piece · original condition
gramophone
Disc-playing sound machine
shellac · tonearm · cartridge · platter · spindle · sound box · crank · reproducer · wax cylinder · Edison
antique
Old valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- yesteryearTime not long past
- memoriesStored past experiences
bygone · reminisce · sepia · keepsake · heritage · Americana · golden age · parlor · grandmother · attic
vinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- albumUnified collection of recordings
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
blues · ragtime · big band · swing · classical · opera · crooner · dance music · orchestral · Bessie Smith
collectible
Object worth amassing
- restorationReturning something to condition
- patinaSurface film from aging
- artifactHuman-made historical object
handcrafted · brass · mahogany · cabinet · oak · craftsmanship · ornate · period piece · original condition · refinished
- audiosound, headphones, audio track, volume control, sound recording
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- audio devicesmicrophone, mic, CD player, iPod, stereo
- AV equipmentTV, streaming, audio player, cable box, DVD player
- Coffee SourcesStarbucks, Dunkin, Folgers, Maxwell House, Nescafe
- Defunct BrandsPan Am, Enron, Woolworth's, Circuit City, RadioShack
Victrolastreaming service
Internet media delivery platform
Spotify · iPod · smart speaker · CD player · wireless earbuds