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Edison Tinfoil Phonograph, by Edison?, USA, c. 1877?

Inventory Number 56613


Item type
Object
Physical material
copper alloy
Iron
enamel
Object type
Phonograph equipment
Dimensions
Height: 240mm Width: 256mm Depth: 605mm Weight: 22.95kg
Inventory No
56613
Accession Number
1937-16

Description

A Phonograph that uses a sheet of tinfoil on a cylinder to record and then playback sounds, designed by Edison while developing his telephone transmitter.