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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

PHONOGRAPH, EDISON 'AMBEROLA' 30

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Edison model 30 'AMBEROLA' phonograph.

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cwa-org-51-1991.91a.b.

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'EDISON Amberola'
'Manufactured by THOMAS A. EDISON INC. at Orange, N. J., U.S.A. Patented NOV. 17, 1903; MAY 22, 1906; FEB 28, 1911; NOV. 28, 1911; MARCH 11, 1913. This instrument is sold upon the condition that it is licensed to be used or vended only so long as this serial number 'S M 1 3 3 3 0 7 3' is not removed or changed, in whole or in part, and that every possessor of this instrument admits the validity of the above enumerated patents.

Contextual Information

Working demonstration version on display at Patrick Taylor Cottage with a range of playable Amberola cylinder recordings.

Keywords

AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNOLOGY

Audio Appliances

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Object’s condition or completeness

Albany Historical Society Inc

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