Alethophonic refers to a phonograph and a brand of soundbox produced by W.H. Banfield and Sons Ltd. in Toronto, Ontario, (see Stewart page) in the 1920s. The Alethophonic soundbox was a specific component used in some of their phonographs, including models like the Golden Throated International phonograph. There's an example of an Alethophonic soundbox at the Musee des Ondes Emile Berliner in Montreal.

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Portable Alethophonic gramophone, circa 1927, from Banfield & Son in the collection of the Musée des ondes Emile Berliner, Montreal. (Image courtesy MOEB)

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Listed on Facebook Marketplace in Ste-Martine, Quebec in 2025, a Golden Throated International phonograph with an Alethophonic soundbox.

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Toronto Daily Star, January 24, 1928, p. 30

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The Montreal Star, December 3, 1927, p. 26



Toronto Daily Star, April 4, 1930, p. 20. Ad for an Alethophonic tone arm and reproducer, and photo of an Alethophonic True Tone reproducer.