Cylinder record
Thomas A. Edison
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
1888 - 1902
Materials
Wax and card.
Measurements
Box - 114 mm (height); 68 mm (diameter), Record - 102 mm (height); 55 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Brussels
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662702
Summary
A cylindrical cardboard lidded box containing a black cylindrical record. 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, '13634 When The Right Girl Comes Along (Kenneth Lyle) Miss Vesta Tilley'. The box is lined with soft fabric (lint). Total number of items is 3.
Makers and roles
Thomas A. Edison , maker