I was watching the movie “against the ice” and they had a record player in 1909 deep in Greenland with 0 electricity, but the record player still played. I understand that it’s a movie, but I can’t see them just having a place with no electricity playing a record player. Do these actually exist? And if so, how?
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The first record players were wind up. There is a crank in the side which you use to wind up a spring. This spring is connected to the turntable through a regulator making sure the speed is correct. In 1909 this was the most common type of record player sold. Electrically driven record players were more of a luxury item. These did not become common until the late 30s. And even then the wind up record players sold well into the 60s and 70s.
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