Title:
Edison Standard Phonograph
Description:
Edison Standard Phonograph, with Model H 4-minute reproducer, in wooden dome case with removable lid (lid latches on the side to secure the case closed). On / off switch in front of cylinder. Crank / handle situated on the lower right side. Metal plaque below cylinder states: Manufactured under the patents of Thomas A. Edison, et al., at Orange, N.J., U.S.A. Oct. 27, 1896, May 31, 1898, Jun. 26, 1900, (Re-Issued Sept. 25, 1900), Aug. 7, 1900, Dec. 31, 1901, Nov. 17, 1903, May 23, 1905, Aug. 29, 1905, Other patents pending. This machine is sold upon the condition that it is licensed to be used or vended only so long as this serial number 459554 is not removed or changed in whole or in part, and that every possessor of this machine admits the validity of the above enumerated patents. Front logo: Trademark Thomas A. Edison. Knob and post on carriage. Inscribed on the reproducer (broken): Reproducer. Licensed for use only on Edison Phonographs. Sold by Natl. Phono Co. H 32255 2. Model H reproducer has a narrow stylus. No horn present.
Description:
Historical Note: The phonograph was developed as a result of Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone. In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would transcribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly. He experimented with a diaphragm which had an embossing point and was held against rapidly-moving paraffin paper. The speaking vibrations made indentations in the paper. Edison later changed the paper to a metal cylinder with tin foil wrapped around it.
Identifier:
ATF0354
Item identifier:
ATF0354
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date range of creation:
1908 to 1910
Subject:
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Type:
Image
Type:
Sound Communication Devices
Type:
Phonograph
Medium:
Wood (plant material)
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0354, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
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Size or duration:
12 in x 9 in x 16 in
Language:
English