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Phonograph
Alternate name:Cylinder phonograph
Maker: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
Date: 1914 ca.
Place Made:Orange, New Jersey, United States, North America
Model: Amberola 50
Serial No: SM12626
SignedStamped on black metal plaque which is screwed into the base next to the arm: Thomas A. Edison (in script) / Amberola (in script) / MARK / 50 / MANUFACTURED BY / THOMAS A. EDISON, INC, at ORANGE, N. J., U.S.A. / PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903; MAY 22, 1906; FEB. 28, 1911; / NOV. 28, 1911; MARCH 11, 1913. / THIS INSTRUMENT IS SOLD UPON THE CONDITION THAT IT IS / LICENSED TO USE OR VENDED ONLY SO LONG AS THIS / SERIAL NUMBER SM 12626 IS NOT REMOVED / OR CHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND THAT EVERY / POSSESOR OF THIS INSTRUMENT ADMITS THE VALIDITY OF / THE ABOVE ENUMERATED PATENTS.
MarkingsGold paint on the inside of the lid, back edge: Edison
DescriptionWood case with hinged lid. Steel mechanism for cylinder recordings.
DimensionsHeight: 395 mm
Length: 500 mm
Width: 380 mm
Length: 500 mm
Width: 380 mm
ProvenanceAdolf Larson family, Hanska, Minnesota, original oweners, ca. 1925 [ca. 1914?]
Arne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Arne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 04232