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PHONOGRAPH EDISON GEM INFORMATION BOOKLET

YOUNG J Lewis
c. 1900
Overview

Rectangular fawn coloured paperback book with text on the front above a picture of Edison sitting on a chair, resting on his elbow while looking at a phonograph machine.
Text on cover [EDISON / AND HIS / PHONOGRAPH / BY / J.LEWIS YOUNG / A.K.C., M.I.F.F., M.P.S., CORRESPONDING MEMBER SOCIETETELEGRAPHIQUE,ETC,ETC.]

Historical information

Originally published in 1890. This booklet supplies information regarding Thomas Edison and various phonographs which he invented. The author J. Lewis Young was the general manager of Edison's Phonograph company.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1994.1K
Item type
Books
Themes
Music
Social History
Material
Ink
Paper
Width
130 mm
Height or length
198 mm
Depth
3 mm
Contextual Information

This object is part of a collection that represents the types of technology that were used on a daily basis by people who lived in worked in the City of Armadale. The collection represents how technology has influenced how people lived, worked and played within the City of Armadale. The collection also is representative of how technology evolves and can become obsolete which in turn can make pastimes, jobs and skills evolve or become obsolete.

Keywords
EDISON, Thomas Mr
The Talking Machine Review
YOUNG J. Lewis
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
Place made
New Jersey
United States
Year
c. 1900
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the types of technology that were used on a daily basis by people who lived in worked in the City of Armadale. The collection represents how technology has influenced how people lived, worked and played

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
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