Phonograph record
Thomas Edison
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and vinyl
Measurements
116 mm (Height); 67 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Orange
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1150420.16
Summary
Phonograph record. One of fourteen cylindrical vinyl records in cardboard tubes stored inside a plain rectangular box. For an Edison Standard Phonograph. The cardboard tube is covered with a blue and white label reading 'THE NEW EDISON BELL GOLD MOULDED 1/- RECORDS'
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
Front: THE NEW / EDISON BELL / GOLD MOULDED / 1/- / RECORDS / 'NEWEST AND BEST' Top: EDISON BELL & EDISONIA / LONDON RECORD
Makers and roles
Thomas Edison , manufacturer