Bambino WG-252 suitcase gramophone

Description

In 1963, the ŁZR Fonica launched gramophone model the WG 252, known as the Bambino. The device was enclosed in a cuboid box containing the adapter drive and the turntable. The built-in speaker was placed behind an oval cover, placed in a lid, which one took off the device and put next to the gramophone as a speaker. Over time, the Bambino became hyped among Polish youth. A statue of it, made by sculptor Jacek Adamas, was erected in the Czesław Niemen Amphitheatre in Olsztyn in 2010. Niemen, one of the most important and popular Polish musicians of the 1960s, was the first musician in Poland to receive a Golden Record in 1968 for selling over 150,000 copies of his Dziwny jest ten świat album. The title song had been distinguished a year earlier with a special award, as well as during the 5th National Festival of Polish Song in Opole. Manufacturer: Łódzkie Zakłady Radiowe Fonica, 1965 Inv. No.: MIM2242/V-542 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA