[Sophia M.]

Would the Grandkids Know This One? 08.09.2025​

Hey, GrayViners!

We’re back with another round of old-school slang and fresh fun in our game: “Would the Grandkids Know This One?”

Today’s blast from the past: “Victrola”

Did this phrase ever cruise through your conversations back in the day? Drop a comment if you’ve used this phrase, heard it in a surprising place, or want to hazard a guess. Bonus points if there’s a memory (funny, nostalgic, or otherwise) with it!

Can’t wait to read your stories and see who nails it!

— Sophia

 

[Samcmillen]

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Record player

 

[glojeans13]

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A Viola is an old-fashioned record player.

 

[Irene Pence]

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A record player. The one with a dog and hor shaped speaker.

 

[NIBOR0]

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A record player

 

[zoer]

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Record player

 

[FoxyGGma]

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Yes, Both my husbands and my families are owned a "Victrola". The saddest story is of my paternal grandfather. He had a rustic cabin and had his Vic with him there. Someone broke in and threw the old records are the interior of the cabin. Most shattering, other stuck in the log walls. Sad part was many of the were records of Enrico Caruso and other singers and classical music. Always thought what a waste. Would have loved to listen to those records.

 

[wbport]

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IIRC, Victrola was a brand of a record player produced by RCA Victor.

 

[Angel]

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Record player

 

[ladypamela13]

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Grandkids=no. Adult kids=yes but only to the extent that I used to tease their sister Victoria by calling her Victrola (she was slow to wind up but once she got going she was loud!).

 

[Whisper]

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Old fashioned record player

 

[Wheream1?]

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A record player

 

[linda/jim]

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record player

 

[Marilea]

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Record Player

 

[Gayle B.]

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The answer is that a Victorla is an old fashioned record player. My dad’s parents had one. We weren’t allowed to touch it. We loved listening to it though.
That not much of a story.

 

[DaveW]

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“Victrola” used to call it a record player
from the old company Victor Talking Machine Co.
It was bought out by RCA . They made record players
under the Victrola brand name...
anybody ever seen a hand crank victrola ??

 

[Arkie98]

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An old record player.

 

[Hazeleyes]

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Record player

 

[gingerjer]

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Early record player

 

[dgelza]

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A record player