Thorens

Family firm from Sainte-Croix in Switzerland that began with music boxes; turntables such as the TD 124 and TD 150.

Hermann Thorens started a workshop for music boxes in Sainte-Croix in the Jura mountains. The firm moved on to gramophones and later record players.

The TD 124 of 1957 became one of the most used turntables in radio studios and among audio enthusiasts. The brand survives and makes turntables.

The name on the top plate and the type designation TD.

• Audio and hi-fi