"The Massachusetts Old Colony Antique Phonograph Society" (MOCAPS), established in January of 2006, is a certified State Chapter of "The Michigan Antique Phonograph Society" (MAPS), and currently its membership consists of collectors from Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
The objectives of the Society are to provide scholarly information, services and entertainment to persons interested in collecting and preserving antique phonographs and other mechanical music-making devices, including records and cylinders; to encourage newcomers to follow museum-quality preservation and authentic restoration standards when restoring these items, and to educate the public regarding the value and care of these machines and records so that future generations may learn and enjoy this early form of recorded sound. (From Article II of our organizational By-Laws.