Record cylinder
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931)
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1902
Materials
Wax and card.
Measurements
Record - 107 mm (height); 53 mm (diameter), Box - 112 mm (height); 66 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Brussels
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662651
Summary
A black cylindrical record inside a cylindrical cardboard box with a separate lid. The record as the record information impressed around the rim. A printed label stuck to the sides of the box reads Edison Gold Moulded Records, Echo all over the world'. Also on this label is a black and white photograph, possibly of Thomas Edison and information concerning patents. A circular label on the lid records the number and title of the record enclosed, '9029 Summer Night's dream Overture'. The box is lined with soft fabric (lint). Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Around the rim of the record: 'ORCH SUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM OVERTURE. 9029. Thomas A Edison PAT'D.'
Makers and roles
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), maker