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Phonograph
Phonograph
Phonograph

Phonograph

Alternate name(s)
  • Cylinder phonograph
Date1910-1914 ca.
Place MadeOrange, New Jersey, United States, North America
ModelOpera Phonograph, Type SM, Model A
Serial No.3026
SignedGold decal attached to front of case: Edison
Metal plate attached to top of case: EDISON Opera PHONOGRAPH / MANUFACTURED UNDER THE PATENTS OF / THOMAS A. EDISON, et als, at Orange, N. J., U.S.A. / OCT. 27, 1896, MAY 3, 1898, JUN. 26, 1900, (RE-ISSUED SEPT. 25, 1900.) / AUG. 7, 1900, DEC. 31, 1901. NOV. 17, 1903. JAN. 30, 1906. / MAR. 8, 1910. (RE-ISSUED JUN. 9, 1910.) NOV. 8, 1910. / 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 3026 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 / TYPE S M MODEL A

Gold and red decal attached to horn: (within lyre and music staff) MUSIC MASTER / S & V / MAKERS REGISTERED / U. S. PAT. OFF. 1908 / TRADE MARK / Thomas A. Edison / CYGNET / Pat'd
Markingsnone
DescriptionOak case. Steel mechanism for cylinder recordings. Oak amplifying horn.
DimensionsHeight: 330 mm
Width: 460 mm
Depth: 355 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02892
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