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Edison Tin Foil Phonograph

Maker unknown

Early Edison tinfoil phonograph dating from the first years of recorded-sound technology.

Date
1878
Collection
National Museum of American History
Reference
ME.318576

Plate not recorded
No photograph with documented reuse rights is held for this record.

Record

Medium
Metal; wood
Origin
United States
Owner
Smithsonian Institution

In the Tapestry

Associated with
Thomas EdisonA

Provenance and history

  1. 1878

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    americanhistory.si.edu

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