Tinfoil Phonograph Given to Francis Jehl by Thomas Edison, 1878-1879
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Cylinder phonograph (Phonograph)
Date Made
1878-1879
Creators
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Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
29.1980.279
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
Material
Cast iron
Steel (Alloy)
Tinfoil
Technique
Painting (Coating)
Color
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 6.25 in
Width: 5 in
Length: 14 in
Inscriptions
Painted on the base: EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS / FOR ILLUSTRATING THE PRINCIPLE OF/EDISON'S SPEAKING PHONOGRAPH / PAT. FEB. 19TH 1878.
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