The Symphony phonograph, introduced in 1919, was manufactured and sold by the T. Eaton Company, a major department store occupying an entire city block on Queen Street West in Toronto.
We have also found three other Symphony-branded phonographs with unique labels which are likely unrelated to the Eaton's Symphony.
Eaton's Fall-Winter 1919-1920 catalogue, p. 588.
Toronto Daily Star, September 16, 1919, p. 23.
TDS, September 23, 1919, p. 20. Eaton's held concerts in its Promenade of Fashion Auditorium, 4th floor, playing records on the Symphony phonograph.
TDS, December 16, 1919, p. 28.
TDS, August 30, 1920, p. 28.
A Symphony-branded phonograph, with a front grille matching the Eaton's ad, located in Hamilton, Ontario for sale on Kijiji in 2023.
A Symphony phonograph with a different label for sale in Quebec City in 2023.
Calgary Herald, April 29, 1922, p. 31. A Symphony DeLuxe advertisement by Hudson's Bay Company.
A Symphony DeLuxe for sale in Edmonton, Alberta in 2024.
Another Symphony DeLuxe phonograph for sale in Quesnell, B.C. in 2026 submitted by Lance Husoy.
Another phonograph branded Symphony for sale in Joliette, Quebec in 2025.
