A hundred years ago, many, or maybe even most, families had a phonograph in the parlor. So the entrepreneurial dealer had to consider other markets, and one natural would be getting a phonograph in Junior’s room.

Therefore, this ad in the June 1925 issue of Talking Machine World shows the Genola, from the General Phonograph Manufacturing Company of Elyria, Ohio.  It would play all flat records up to ten inches, and was a hit with both children and parents.

It retailed for $5, which works out to about $82 in 2025 dollars.