{"id":5935,"date":"2025-12-19T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/?p=5935"},"modified":"2025-12-29T16:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T16:10:23","slug":"gramophone-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forgemill.org.uk\/web\/2025\/12\/19\/gramophone-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Gramophone Needles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The British Needle Company was very well known for the manufacture of high quality gramophone needles.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; 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