Down on the Old Plantation Edison Cylinder Record

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

"Down on the Old Plantation" Edison Cylinder Record

Entry/Object ID

1973.011.001

Description

"Down on the Old Plantation" cylinder for phonograph; Etched around edge of cylinder "Down on the Old Plantation, 8140, Thomas A. Edison Pat'D, Orchestra."; Black grooved wax cylinder; In cardboard, felt lined cylindrical box with no lid; Box labeled "Edison Gold Moulded Records, Echo All Over the World"; Image of Edison, labeled "Copyright, 1904, by the Nation Phonograph Co., Orange, N.J., U.S.A."; Also labeled with patent information

Collection

Musical Collection

Made/Created

Artist

National Phonograph Company

Manufacturer

National Phonograph Company

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cylinder, Phonograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cylinder, Audio

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Media

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Material

Plastic