[Brown wax home recording of a promotional talk on the Edison phonograph].
Cylinder13320
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of production unknown],
- Issued Date:
- 1903
- Genres:
- Personal recordings
- Notes:
The David Giovannoni Collection of home cylinder recordings (Set Number: 358-01).
Performer not given.
Place of recording likely the United States.
Brown wax cylinder.
- Description:
Speech and demonstration promoting the Edison phonograph. Man speaks: "I am an Edison phonograph, invented by Thomas A. Edison...." Describes how "he" is to be operated, plays a commercial musical recording of the Faust Waltz, and states at end: "This is an Edison demonstration record only and is not to be sold."
- Physical Description:
- 1 cylinder (ca. 2 min.) : 126.6 rpm ; 2 1/4 x 4 in.
- Format:
- Audio musical
- Collection(s):
- Cylinder Audio Archive
- Library Location:
- Department of Special Research Collections
- Other Versions:
- http://www.library.ucsb.edu/OBJID/Cylinder13320
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3bv7g1d
- Catalog System Number:
- 990041103070203776
- Copyright Holder:
- University of California (System). Regents
- Restrictions:
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