Thomas Edison Perfecting His Wax Cylinder Phonograph, 1888
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Throughout his life, Thomas Edison continued to develop the phonograph he had invented in 1877. On June 11, 1888, Edison launched a round-the-clock session with his assistants to perfect the phonograph. When he emerged from his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory days later, the exhausted, slumping inventor posed for this photograph with his improved machine.
Throughout his life, Thomas Edison continued to develop the phonograph he had invented in 1877. On June 11, 1888, Edison launched a round-the-clock session with his assistants to perfect the phonograph. When he emerged from his West Orange, New Jersey, laboratory days later, the exhausted, slumping inventor posed for this photograph with his improved machine.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
10 June 1888
Creators
Dickson, W. K.-L. (William Kennedy-Laurie), 1860-1935
Creator Notes
Originally photographed by W.K.-L. Dickson in 1888.
Keywords
United States, New Jersey, West Orange
Cylinder phonographs (Phonographs)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.9596
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Linen (Material)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8 in
Width: 10 in
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