Mondiale - Little Italian Gramophone

Unique and exclusive 1930s/1940s “time capsule” from the Sicilian territory (Catania), preserved as a single historical and phonographic block. The lot includes: Portable gramophone Case model “Mondiale - Piccola Italiana,” original from the 1930s in blue faux leather. Mechanical components and tonearm chrome in excellent aesthetic condition, free of destructive oxidation. Complete with the original crank, two vintage tin boxes for stacked needles (including the “La Gioconda” series), and a very rare velvet needle-cleaning brush branded by the historic dealer “Salvatore Riva - Catania.” Postal and paper ephemera (Memorabilia): Authentic shipping box from the “Magazzini A. Marchesi - Milano,” custom-built for 78 rpm, with cash-on-delivery shipping labels and original wood chippings for packing. Also included is a precious lot of advertising catalogs, price lists, and monthly bulletins of new releases from major record companies (Cetra August 1940, Columbia, Odeon, La Voce del Padrone), including rare leaflets distributed in Sicily at the time (Piazza Stesicoro in Catania) and an era-appropriate children’s insert featuring Disney themes. Detailed inventory of the 78 rpm, 25 cm shellac collection: Odeon GO 20008 | Tenore Sterlino Nespolo / Canterini Etnei – La Canzone di Sant’Alfio / Ciuri Ciuri (1939 - from the film Cavalleria Rusticana, Sicilian folk rarity) Odeon GO 17358 | Cav. P. Cittarella – Mi vulissi maritari / Sirinate a fétu (Sicilian folk rarity) Fonotecnica A. 2948 | Cav. E. Fusco – Carovane del Tigrai / Amba Alagi (Military propaganda rarity, Ethiopian War) Fonotecnica A. 4042 | Corale Boito / Banda M.o Boffino – Inno all’Italia / Ritorna il legionario (Propaganda and military marches) La Voce del Padrone GW 924 | Quartetto Reina (G. Balsamo whistler) – Quadriglia d’amore / Non mi stanco (Historically kept in the shop “Luigi Centorbi - Catania”) Excelsius SE 7083 | Quartetto Reina (G. Balsamo whistle) – Deliziosa / Il mio amore (Blue/silver vivid label) Columbia G.Q.U. 236 | Beltrami e Wolmer – Marcella / Perle di Cristallo (Vamping of accordion) Columbia G.Q.U. 312 | Rombolino – Madonna Fiorentina / La mia canzone al vento (1939 - Film soundtracks) Fonotecnica A. 4239 | Gino Ruggiero – Napoli che non muore / Marinaresca (1939 - From the film Napoli che non muore) Fonotecnica A. 2928 | G. Serpelloni – Ninna Nanna / Tu scendi dalle stelle (Seasonal Christmas catalog, in rare Excelsius custody) Fonotecnica A. 4207 | Piero Fiorentini – Fiorentina / Tango di Lolita (In vintage Odeon custody with revenue stamps) Columbia G.Q.U. 195 | Orchestrina Gigio Leone – Contadinella / A Mezzanotte (In original illustrated Columbia custody) Columbia G.Q.U. 287 | Crivel – Reginella Campagnola / Fiorin Fiorello (Major national hits of the 1930s) Odeon TW 19816 | Meme Bianchi – Trullalà “Jù” / La mia canzone al vento (1939 - In splendid art custody Fonotecnica) Columbia D.Q. 2873 | Carlo Buti – Per uomini soli / Chitarrella (1939 - From the film Per uomini soli) Columbia G.Q.U. 182 | Cesare Tampieri – Celebre Mazurka / Rosetta (Accordion soloist, in original Columbia custody) Fonotecnica A. 4038 [BROKEN RECORD] | Cav. E. Fusco – La Romanina / Suona la fanfara. The disc has a through crack previously repaired. Included exclusively for its historical, documentary, and display value. Preserved in Vis Radio era custody. An exceptionally coherent historical lot, ideal for high-end collectors of phonography, antiques, and the history of popular traditions."