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Wax Phonograph Cylinder, by Edison Bell Phonograph Co. Ltd., Recorded by the Earl of Ducie, c.1895

Inventory Number 83252


Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Earl of Ducie.
Primary inscriptions
Box marked on top 'EDISON BELL PHONOGRAPH CO. LD.', and inscribed in manuscript 'All along the Valley | Excelsior'.
Other inscriptions
Inscriptions by R. T. Gunther. SEE NOTE
Physical material
Wax
Card
Paper
Wool
Ink
Object type
Phonograph equipment
Inventory No
83252

Description

Cylinder of brown wax in cylindrical brown card box with several inscriptions. Recording of "All along the Valley" and "Excelsior" recorded by the Earl of Ducie at his home, Tortworth Court, Gloucestershire, about 1895.