Johnny-Sells Victrola Tungs-tone Styli Needles
We recently acquired a lot of Vintage Gramaphone and Victrola Needles. Some could be over 100 years old.
We learned a little about the needles, which the Victrola company referred to as Styli, the plural of the Latin word Stylus.
In this lot is an empty evelope of a set of 4 Victrola Tungs-tone styli. I'm not sure if the Tungs-tones are intermingled with the other needles or not. Tungs-tones are hard to find.
Here is a little of what I learned about these early phonograph needles: From a web site about Victrolas, etc.:Tungs-Tone Styli: "During World War I, restrictions were placed on commercial uses of steel, so Victor developed a needle with a reproducing tip made of tungsten, a metal that never made the list of restricted materials. By inserting a short cylindrical shaft of tungsten into a metal shaft, Victor engineers produced their "Tungs-tone styli." Victor literature used "stylus" or "styli"--not "needle"--when referring to the product. Some collectors dislike using Tungs-tone needles but highly prize the original tin containers."
