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A Speaking Watch

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Written by: Old Phono
Published: 14 March 2020

Mr. Sivan's Speaking Watch with the Edison Phonograph inside...

  • edison
  • watch
  • talking

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The Glass Phonograph

The Elusive Glass Phonograph

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Written by: Old Phono
Published: 04 June 2019

It's beautiful, it's compact, it's electric, it's unique and it's almost 100 years old. One of the more beautiful phonographs to look at, the Kutzmann is a little-known brand.

  • phonograph
  • Kurtzmann
  • Novelty

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Army and Navy Model New Edison Phonograph Ad

The Phonograph Goes To War

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Written by: Dan Schlenoff
Published: 26 May 2019

Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph in 1877: a handy tabletop device that could play music for a small group of listeners. By 1915 the phonograph (now with a small “p” as a generic name) was a moderately pricey luxury—an average working man could buy a good model with a month’s wages.  Reported in Scientific American, November 6, 1915

  • phonograph
  • edison
  • world-war-i
  • 1915
  • scientific-american

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The Most Amazing Jazz Photo

A Great Day In Harlem: The Most Amazing Photograph In Jazz history

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Written by: Richard Havers
Published: 12 January 2019

Photographer Art Kane took the most wonderful photograph in jazz history, featuring 57 of the best jazz musicians ever: A Great Day In Harlem.

  • jazz
  • history
  • Harlem

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Halloween Music

Your Antique Halloween Music List

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Written by: Old Phono
Published: 30 October 2018

Looking for some good Halloween records to search out for your holiday listening?  Why not start with this list of Teens and Twenties Halloween Records!

  • edison
  • halloween
  • holiday
  • list
  • sheet music

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  1. What was the first sound ever recorded by a machine?
  2. Is this the smallest playable record disc in the world?
  3. UC Berkeley uses optical scanning to recover indigenous coices from wax cylinders
  4. After 90 years, Broadway singer gets her headstone
  5. Kostas Bezos, unsung hero of 1930s Greek music gets cult following
  6. Thomas Edison's Forgotten Sci-Fi Novel
  7. Twain and Edison, on the record
  8. A remarkable temple of sound tucked away in a place called Pala
  9. Names of Talking Machines
  10. New Documentary Blends Civil Rights Murders With Hunt for Blues Icons
  11. Cornell University Celebrates the Voyager Golden Record this week
  12. Talking Machine Tried As Disturber
  13. A Phonograph Fiasco
  14. 5 Amazing Record Archives Where You Can Listen For Free
  15. Done By The Phonograph: Unique Uses To Which Talking Machines Are Put
  16. The First Jazz Recording Turns 100
  17. A Phonograph School For Parrots
  18. Victrola trademark bought by Long Island Company
  19. Sounds from Shanghai
  20. Bix Beiderbecke Museum and Archive Opens
  21. Thomas Edison and the Eclipse of 1878
  22. Free Discography Downloads
  23. Edison invented recordings – but it was the phonography studios of Spain that popularised them
  24. Forget the vinyl comeback. See a house stuffed with antique phonographs.
  25. Restoring a vintage 1920s recording system for 'American Epic'
  26. 30,000 78rpm Records Are Now In a Digital Archive

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