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My Favorite Phonographs



February 8, 2009 Leave a Comment

In this article I wrote about my favorite phonographs. Every collector has their favorite pieces in their collection, this maybe the first piece they bought, a piece they just had to have or the one they cant seem to get their hands on. We all have our favorites, here are mine. Victrola XVIII (18) The Victrola XVIII was the most elegant non-custom phonograph made by the Victor Phonograph company. It was introduced in 1915. The Victrola XVII cabinet was fancy hand carved with finely detailed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phonograph Tagged With: Antique, by Korin Iverson, Edison, Edison opera, Mechanical music, Phonograph, Victor phonograph, victrola

The History of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph



October 21, 2008 9 Comments

Thomas Edison's work on two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone as a result of this the phonograph was invented. In 1877, Edison was working on a machine that would transcribe telegraphic messages through indentations on paper tape, which could later be sent over the telegraph repeatedly. This development led Edison to wonder if a telephone message could also be recorded in a similar fashion. He experimented with a diaphragm which had an embossing point and was held against … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Phonograph Tagged With: Antique, Edison, Mechanical music, Phonograph

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