#phonograph

[nemfrog]

A record player used to introduce penguins to music. Ice bound in the South polar seas. 1925. Illustration by Olive Lofts.

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[agentjazzy]

I think this is one of the last "public" comments Tom Lehrer made, and I'm happy that it's a silly one :)

[rhetthammersmithhorror]

Two Worlds | 1929

[blondebrainpowered]

[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Red and Gray ~

[explore-blog]

When the American government set out to erase indigenous culture, one woman set out to save tribal music, traveling far and wide with her cylinder phonograph, trousers, and bow tie. This is her story.

[goshyesvintageads]

Admiral Corporation, 1948

[vintage-tech]

Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" cut to Edison cylinder!

credit: Casey Bell