The 1903 Hanoi Exposition

Phonographs on Display

 

The Hanoi Exposition

"The Hanoi Exhibition (Exposition de Hanoi) was a world's fair held in Hanoi in then French Indochina between November 16, 1902,and February 15 or 16, 1903. (Wikipedia)

Officially known as the "Indo China Exposition Française et Internationale" is was held in Hanoi which had become the capital of French Indochina earlier in 1902 replacing Saigon. Earlier activities to mark the change included a festival on 26 February 1902 attended by emperor Thành Thái and the governor general Paul Doumer and the opening of the Paul Doumer (now Long Biên) Bridge. The exhibition was the idea of Paul Doumer.

The fair showed products from France and her colonies, and from other territories in Southeast Asia: , Burma,[2][5] Ceylon, China, Dutch Indies, Formosa (now Taiwan), French Indo-China, India, Japan, Korea,[5] Malaysia, Malacca, the Philippines, Siam and Singapore. (Wikipedia.)

The gallery shown in the postcard is dominated by French phonographs made by the French company Pathe.

 

Postcard showing Pathe Phonographs on Exhibit at the Hanoi Exposition, 1903.



Advertisement for Pathe Phonograph, 1902.



Pathe Gaulois with fluted crystal horn, 1901 offered by Pathe Freres in Paris. (FP1484).



Pathe Model G Exhibitor's Cylinder Phonograph w/Nickel Hunter's Horn, 1899 offered by Pathe Freres in Paris. (Courtesy TechnoGallerie).



Pathe le Menestrel Cylinder Phonograph. Marketed by the mail order company J. Girard & Cie and initially available with a fixed carriage and a single mandrel, it was re-designed by Pathe in 1903 so that it could play both salon and standard sized cylinders. (Courtesy TechnoGallerie).







Central Palais of Hanoi Exposition, 1903.

 

 

 

 

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