I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier Indestructible Cylinder Record

Object/Artifact

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Maritime Museum of San Diego

Name/Title

"I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier" Indestructible Cylinder Record

Entry/Object ID

1973.012.001

Description

"I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier" cylinder for phonograph; Etched around edge of cylinder "I Didn't Raise My Boy To Be a Soldier, Ely Pat. July 29, 1902, 1524." Black grooved plastic cylinder with tin collar inside edge; The cylinder was made by the "Indestructible" record company In cardboard, felt lined cylindrical box with no lid; Box labeled "Edison Record"; Image of Edison, labeled around edge with "Copyright, 1990, by the Nation Phonograph Co., Orange, N.J., U.S.A." and at the bottom, "Trade Mark Thomas Edison"; 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