Name/Title
Phonograph CylinderEntry/Object ID
1972.2.10qDescription
Blue phonograph cylinder with a cardboard case. The cylinder, or "record", is a hollow cylinder consisting of hard, blue, ridged celluloid around a concrete core. One edge of the cylinder is labeled in white with the words, "DEAR OLD FASHIONED SONGS ETC. C. MCFADDEN / Thomas A Edison PAT'D. 24 3221".
The cylinder is accompanied by a cardboard case with a top lid. The case is labeled on one side with the words, "EDISON BLUE AMBEROL RECORD", in blue on an orange ground. The other side is printed with a photographic portrait of Thomas Edison above the patent and trademark information and the price (60 cents). The central portion of the lid is missing.Use
Used to play audio recordings on a cylinder phonographContext
Owned by the Gallup family in Woodstock, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1972.2Source or Donor
Gallup, Ronald W.Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Manufacturer
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.Date made
1917Place
City
West OrangeState/Province
New JerseyCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Cylinder, PhonographNomenclature Primary Object Term
Cylinder, AudioNomenclature Sub-Class
Sound Communication MediaNomenclature Class
Sound Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationDimensions
Dimension Description
Overall (cylinder)Height
4-1/4 inDiameter
2-1/4 inDimension Description
Overall (case)Height
4-5/8 inDiameter
2-3/8 inMaterial
Cardboard, Plaster, CelluloidRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gallup, Joseph Adam (1848-1921)Related Places
Place
Town
WoodstockCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America