Imperial



Canadian Furniture World and the Undertaker, May 1919, p. 40. "The Imperial Piano & Phonograph Company has been registered at Montreal." This firm may be the manufacturer of the Imperial phonograph, whose label depicts a crown and "Toronto-Montreal-Winnipeg-Vancouver", represented by the table- and upright-model machines depicted below.

On the other hand, one of the upright machines bears an ID tag, in place of the "Imperial" label, which shows "International Piano & Gramophone Co., Montreal" who may have been the manufacturer or possibly the distributor.



A table model for sale through Facebook Marketplace in 2022, located in Victoriaville, Québec.




An upright model for sale through Facebook Marketplace in 2023, located in Montreal, Québec, bearing an ID tag labelled "International Piano & Gramophone Co., Montreal".




An upright model for sale through Facebook Marketplace in 2025 in Massueville, Québec.

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