#edison records

[peppermintlarry]

this is the finally repaired edison triumph model A! it is now our oldest edison phonograph, model A introduced in 1901. it works perfectly. i would upload a video but i doubt anyone would be interested.

[geekazine]

Thomas Edison Says "Mary Had a Little Lamb"

Thomas Edison Says "Mary Had a Little Lamb" #podcast #History #podcast

August 15, 1877: Thomas Edison makes first audio recording

How does the kids nursery rhyme play into technology? Well in 1877 these were the first words uttered out by Thomas Edison in making the first audio recording. Sometimes we take for granted audio – we have moved from Albums to 8-Tracks, cassettes, CD’s, then finally MP3.  But if it wasn’t for Thomas Edison’s work, we might not be at…

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[flommus]

steve mehallo 4.23 2017

Photograph from the FLOMM 4.23 event held 22 April 2017 in Stockton, California, USA

[redhotshellac]

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Jerusalem Mournin' by Polk Miller And His Old South Quartette

Vocals by Polk Miller, James L. Stamper, Randall Graves and unknown

Recorded early November 1909 in Richmond, Virginia

Issued on Edison Standard Cylinder 10334 in 1910

[dinosaurdiscs]

Slightly reconstructed image from 1900 Edison cylinder catalog uploaded to Archive.org by the University of Alberta Libraries.

[dinosaurdiscs]

Diamond Disc recording lathe.

[billy-murray]

Edward Meeker, the announcer for many early Edison cylinders, was originally a worker in the Edison workhouses. After being overheard speaking loudly to a coworker one day, he was brought in and promptly passed a speaking test, at which time he became the iconic voice announcing nearly all "Edison Rec-CORDs!" until the Edison company began printing titles on the sides of their cylinders. Meeker also recorded a few songs of his own for Edison, including the ever-popular "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".

[museumstudies]

Albert Farrington sings “Rule Britannia” for Edison Records (1914). It’s the start of WW I.