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Phonograph

Date1885-1900 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
ModelGraphophone, Type Q
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted on gold, silver, and white decal applied to case: The / GRAPHOPHONE / PATENTED MAY 4, 1886. DEC. 27, 1887. APRIL 2, 1888. JUNE 10, 1890. OCT. 15, 1894. MARH 20 1897
MarkingsStamped on mechanism: THE / GRAPHOPHONE / TYPE Q / PATENTED / MAY 4, 1886 / DEC. 27, 1887 / APRIL 2, 1888 / JUNE 10, 1890 / OCT. 15, 1894 / MARH 20 1897 / MANUFACTURED / BY THE / AMERICAN GRAPHOPHONE / COMPANY / NEW YORK / N. Y.

Stamped on end of cylinder: COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COMPANY / NEW YORK, N.Y., U.S.A. / SOLE SALES AGENT / -FOR- / GRAPHOPHONE CO / PARIS BERLIN / CHICAGO ST. LOUIS / -PHILADELPHIA- / -WASHINGTON- / -BALTIMORE- / SAN FRANCISCO
DescriptionWood case. Steel mechanism for cylinder recordings. Brass amplifying horn.
DimensionsCase, maximum (without handle): 265 x 175 x 160 mm
Horn length: 360 mm
Horn diameter: 175 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00775
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