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Phonograph
Alternate name:Cylinder phonograph
Maker: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Date: 1900-1910 ca.
Place Made:United States, North America
Serial No: 281317
SignedDecal in yellow and black script letters: Edison
Painted in yellow on steel mechanism: TRADE / MARK / (script) Thomas A. Edison
Stamped on reproducer: REPRODUCER LICENSED FOR USE ONLY ON EDISON PHONOGRAPHS SOLD BY NATL PHONO CO.
Painted in yellow on steel mechanism: TRADE / MARK / (script) Thomas A. Edison
Stamped on reproducer: REPRODUCER LICENSED FOR USE ONLY ON EDISON PHONOGRAPHS SOLD BY NATL PHONO CO.
MarkingsStamped metal plate attached below mechanism includes many patents, conditions of use and sale, as well as the serial number.
DescriptionWood case. Steel mechanism for cylinder recordings.
DimensionsCase, maximum: 410 x 220 x 305 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00849