The pharmacy that he visited happened to be situated on a bustling street. In the shop next door was displayed a horned gramophone. Lin decided to purchase it on the spot; it was the first gramophone of the kind that he owned. He then made the most of this opportunity by going around to the different shops on the street, chatting and exchanging business cards with their proprietors.
說來湊巧，抵達新德里，林本博因身體不適急於買藥，藥房位於商品百貨街內，隔壁商店內擺著台喇叭型留聲機，林本博當場決定買下，這是他收藏到的第一部喇叭型留聲機，林本博還趁機和商品街的其他商家老闆聊天、交換名片。