Name/Title
Cylinder, PhonographDescription
Hard plastic cylinder, exterior surface is blue and has a 2-3/4" section of very fine grooves; inside surface is a tan color and has 6 "ribs"; embossed in white lettering along edge of one end is "4089 I KNOW WHY HELEN CLARK & J. PHILLIPS"
Embossed along edge on one end is "Thomas A. Edison" PATD., 14" 1847-1931
Donor said her aunt bought this at the estate sale of Herbert & Pearl Davis in the 1960's. The Davis home was just outside Freeport.
Edison owned patent for this process; his firm may not have made the record.Collection
Rita HamiltonAcquisition
Accession
1988.005Source or Donor
Rita HamiltonAcquisition Method
DonationMade/Created
Notes
Date: patented 1914
Made: Thomas A. EdisonCreate Date
February 25, 2002Update Date
February 25, 2002