Zon-O-Phone discs were only made four years (1899-1903).  They were produced by Frank Seaman’s Universal Talking Machine  Company.

This 7-inch record is composed of a pressed shellac compound, which had been invented several years earlier.  These one-sided records could only be played on a Gram-O-Phone for about two minutes, at 60-70 rpms.  The company competed with the Edison music cylinders of the time

On the inside label of the disc is the hand-inscribed title of the music (“Killarney”) performed by Mr. Chas Renwick.  Below Renwick’s name is printed “I 9348.”

The back of the record has a warning for all rip-off artists of the time.  It’s stamped The Universal Talking Machine’s “Condition of Lease.”  It stated that the record “shall not be copied or duplicated,” and that anyone copying or duplicating the company’s products would have them seized.  It was something that happened frequently at the time and helped put the company out of business.

I don’t own a gramophone, so I’m not sure how this disc sounds on one, but being playable is guaranteed.   Either way, it’s a great relic from recording history from 1899-1903.