Vintage Record Players
Mid-20th Century French Musical Instruments
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal, Brass
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Wood, Teak
Early 20th Century Victorian Musical Instruments
Oak
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Hardwood
Late 20th Century German Industrial Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Musical Instruments
Walnut
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Scientific Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Bakelite
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
Vintage 1970s German Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Aluminum
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
Late 20th Century German Industrial Musical Instruments
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Games
Wood
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Fabric, Teak
Vintage 1980s German Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1950s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Plastic, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Historical Memorabilia
Metal
20th Century American Art Deco Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Paper
2010s Spanish Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Glass, Bakelite, Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Acrylic
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Mounted Objects
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dry Bars
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century American Historical Memorabilia
Wood
20th Century French Musical Instruments
Wood, Fruitwood
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Scientific Instruments
Bakelite, Paper
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Musical Instruments
Metal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Metal
Antique Early 1900s Victorian Musical Instruments
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Music Stands
Wood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Musical Instruments
Wood
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Wood
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Finding the Right Collectibles And Curiosities for You
Antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities can bring whimsy and wonder to any interior.
Decorating with old scientific instruments, historical memorabilia and vintage musical instruments, as well as other authentic collectibles and curiosities that can be found on 1stDibs, presents an opportunity to create a unique, natural history museum-like atmosphere in your home that can provoke conversation as often as it pays tribute to how far we’ve come in understanding our world.
And bringing collectibles and curiosities into your space is actually on trend — Wunderkammern, or curiosity cabinets, were all the rage in Europe during the 1500s and continued to have adherents there and in the U.S. in the following centuries. Today, however, they’re experiencing a real surge in popularity and influencing how many interior designers are furnishing and decorating homes — combining contemporary with antique, scientific with tribal, earthly with extraterrestrial, Les Lalanne tables with Flemish tapestries.
The original Wunderkammern were entire rooms filled with objects demonstrating their owners’ worldly knowledge: A proper one included artificiala or preciosa (objets d’art); naturalia (such as skeletons, shells, minerals); exotica (taxidermy or dried plants); and scientifica (scientific instruments), frequently alongside religious relics and ancient artifacts.
Pay tribute to a history of rich and diverse musical traditions that have taken shape all over the world by decorating your home with a collection of antique and vintage musical instruments — with a little help from strong hanging wire or some wall hooks, vintage brass instruments such as a gong, French horn or trumpet can help elevate a home office or complement the efforts you’ve made to ensure a welcoming vibe in your home’s entryway. Bells or antique wind instruments can add provocative metallic contrasts to dark woods as tabletop decorative objects.
Create an intriguing focal point with Georgian scientific instruments, such as stick barometers with mahogany cases or lacquered brass telescopes. These items stem from an era named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who ruled England in succession starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). Just as there was beautiful jewelry produced during the period that today is coveted by collectors, there is much to be found in the collectibles and curiosities realm too.
Wanderlust, nostalgia and a shared love of good design are contributing factors to certain trends in decorating — just as vintage trunks and luggage have reappeared as furniture or home accents in a bedroom or foyer, decorating with globes, maps or nautical objects is similarly rooted in the allure of travel and a penchant for the stylish finishing touch that collectibles bring to our homes.
Find a wide range of antique and vintage collectibles and curiosities on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, you cannot play any record on any record player. There are a variety of sizes of vinyl records and a range of speeds at which records are intended to be played. It’s important to make sure you use the proper player for the records you have in order to ensure the best sound and to keep your records in good condition.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The main parts of a record player are the plinth, the revolving platter, the tone arm, the stylus and the cartridge. The plinth is the base of the record player, while the revolving platter is the round platform in the middle where you put the record. When you're ready to play a record, you lift the tone arm and place the needle or stylus against the vinyl. Then, the cartridge inside of the tone arm produces electrical signals as the stylus moves over the record's grooves. These impulses amplify to play music. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of record players.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Yes, people had record players in the 1930s. In fact, record players began to become more common during the decade and continued to grow in popularity throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Thomas Edison made the first phonograph record player in 1877. Shop a variety of record players on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Old-time record players were called gramophones or phonographs. Thomas Edison debuted his phonograph in 1877. The device was the result of Edison’s developing improvements to the telegraph and the telephone. He worked out a way to record sound on cylinders that were coated in tin foil (he decided that his invention would “undoubtedly be liberally devoted to music”). On 1stDibs, find vintage record players.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023In the 1950s, most people just called record players record players. The technical name for record players from this period is a phonograph. Until the 1940s, many people referred to record players as gramophones. On 1stDibs, find a variety of record players.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023How much an antique record player cabinet is worth depends on a variety of factors. The age, materials, maker and condition all impact value. If the record player remains inside the cabinet, and whether or not it is operational will also affect the price you can expect to receive for it. Having the cabinet evaluated by a certified appraiser is a simple way to find out how much your piece is worth. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of record players.
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