The history of recorded souind began with a sheet of tinfoil and a familiar nursery rhyme: "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Although many books refer to this revolutionary invention in passing, until now no comprehensive history of the tinfoil phonograph has ever been attempted. In this book the story of the earliest phonographs is recounted through the machines themselves -- the surviving hardware that so eloquently expresses the history of Edison's greatest invention. With hundreds of illustrations and surprising historical documentation, TINFOIL PHONOGRAPHS unveils a fascinating story that is all too little known today.
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"Quite literally, the book is a tour-de-force of research and compilation." -- Timothy C. Fabrizio, ARSC Journal, Fall 2001
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Rene Rondeau has been an avid phonograph collector and researcher since 1961. He has written many articles about Thomas Edison and phonograph history for In The Groove magazine and other publications. He is also the author of two books and countless articles on the history of the Hamilton Watch Company.
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The history of recorded sound began with a sheet of tinfoil and a banal nursery rhyme - "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tinfoil phonographs, exhibition phonograph, throwout lever, demonstration phonograph, drawing room instrument, stylus depth, prototype phonograph, speaker arm, original phonograph, model phonograph, diaphragm cell, wooden mouthpiece, base casting, cast iron base, first phonograph, foil sheet Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sigmund Bergmann, Edison National Historic Site, Menlo Park, Thomas Edison, Charles Batchelor, Edward Johnson, Smithsonian Institution, United States, William Ptacek, New Jersey, Scientific American, Henry Ford Museum, John Kruesi, Ray Phillips, Edme Hardy, Theodore Puskas, West Orange New!
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tinfoil phonographs, exhibition phonograph, throwout lever, demonstration phonograph, drawing room instrument, stylus depth, prototype phonograph, speaker arm, original phonograph, model phonograph, diaphragm cell, wooden mouthpiece, base casting, cast iron base, first phonograph, foil sheet Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Sigmund Bergmann, Edison National Historic Site, Menlo Park, Thomas Edison, Charles Batchelor, Edward Johnson, Smithsonian Institution, United States, William Ptacek, New Jersey, Scientific American, Henry Ford Museum, John Kruesi, Ray Phillips, Edme Hardy, Theodore Puskas, West Orange New!
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- Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Authors Various Authors on page 12
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