Cylinder record
Seeley Tube and Box Co.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1912
Materials
Wax, card and paper
Measurements
Box - 117 mm (height); 62 mm (diameter), Record - 106 mm (height), 54 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Newark-on-Trent
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662698
Summary
A cylindrical cardboard lidded box containing a blue cylindrical Phonograph record. A printed label stuck to the sides of the box reads 'Edison Blue Amberol Record.' Also on the label is a printed sepia photograph of Thomas A Edison. Stuck over one corner of this is a green and white stamp which reads ‘Genuine Edison Record’ and details about the trade mark. A circular label on the lid records the number and title of the record enclosed as; '23242 Angus, Teach Me to Tango (Glover and Cliffe) Daisy Taylor'. The box is lined with soft fabric. The blue cylindrical record inside has the record information impressed around the rim. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Around rim of record: 23242. ANGUS, TEACH ME TO TANGO. DAISY TAYLOR. Thomas A Edison PAT'D.2 Base of box: SEELEY TUBE AND BOX CO./ NEWARK N.J./ U.S.A.
Makers and roles
Seeley Tube and Box Co., maker