The “Merchant’s Shop” section features an old lacquered gramophone that invariably attracts the attention of visitors. Its hinged lid features the engraving “Julius Heinrich Zimmermann”. The vintage mechanical gramophone was intended for playing music.
This device was produced by the factory that was opened in St. Petersburg in 1883. It was established by the German entrepreneur Julius Heinrich Zimmerman. Initially, he set up a music shop and a music publishing company, where many contemporary Russian composers published their works. The owner of the enterprises also started selling stringed and wind instruments, as well as strings, cases, and music books — in short, everything related to music. Soon Zimmermann’s enterprise became an all-inclusive music store. He also set up a small workshop for repairing and manufacturing musical instruments. Zimmermann’s products became increasingly popular.
Under his brand, Julius Heinrich Zimmermann produced pianos, grand pianos, harmoniums, pianolas (mechanical pianos), gramophones, records, and sheet music. He also owned several patents for inventions in the area of mechanical musical instruments. The world’s largest music publisher “Zimmermann” produced sheet music in Europe and America in millions of copies.
Zimmermann’s products were praised at all-Russian and international industrial exhibitions. They were awarded Gold Medals in Chicago (1893), Antwerp (1894), Nizhny Novgorod (1896), St. Petersburg (1898), and Paris (1900). Zimmermann received the title of the “Supplier to the Court of His Imperial Majesty”. In 1909, at the exhibition “Art in the Life of Children”, he was awarded the Grand Silver Medal for musical instruments for children.
The appearance of gramophones and recordings of favorite tunes brought a lot of joy to Vyatka music lovers at the turn of the 20th century. One of the first gramophones produced by Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was purchased for the Vyatka Drama Theater and delighted the audience at musical evenings, city, charity, and student balls.
This device was produced by the factory that was opened in St. Petersburg in 1883. It was established by the German entrepreneur Julius Heinrich Zimmerman. Initially, he set up a music shop and a music publishing company, where many contemporary Russian composers published their works. The owner of the enterprises also started selling stringed and wind instruments, as well as strings, cases, and music books — in short, everything related to music. Soon Zimmermann’s enterprise became an all-inclusive music store. He also set up a small workshop for repairing and manufacturing musical instruments. Zimmermann’s products became increasingly popular.
Under his brand, Julius Heinrich Zimmermann produced pianos, grand pianos, harmoniums, pianolas (mechanical pianos), gramophones, records, and sheet music. He also owned several patents for inventions in the area of mechanical musical instruments. The world’s largest music publisher “Zimmermann” produced sheet music in Europe and America in millions of copies.
Zimmermann’s products were praised at all-Russian and international industrial exhibitions. They were awarded Gold Medals in Chicago (1893), Antwerp (1894), Nizhny Novgorod (1896), St. Petersburg (1898), and Paris (1900). Zimmermann received the title of the “Supplier to the Court of His Imperial Majesty”. In 1909, at the exhibition “Art in the Life of Children”, he was awarded the Grand Silver Medal for musical instruments for children.
The appearance of gramophones and recordings of favorite tunes brought a lot of joy to Vyatka music lovers at the turn of the 20th century. One of the first gramophones produced by Julius Heinrich Zimmermann was purchased for the Vyatka Drama Theater and delighted the audience at musical evenings, city, charity, and student balls.
