Cylinder record
Edison
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Card
Measurements
Box - 114 mm (height); 65 mm (diameter), Record - 105 mm (height); 53 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Willesden
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665789
Summary
A cylindrical record in a cylindrical, printed, cardboard box with a lid. A printed label stuck to the side of the box reads 'Edison Gold Moulded Records Echo all over the World'. Also on the label is a black and white photograph, possibly of Thomas Edison and information about patents. A circular printed label on the lid records the number and title of the record inside '13735/Esau, take me on the see-saw (Murphy and Linton)'. The box is lined with soft fabric (lint). The black cylindrical record inside has the information stamped round the rim. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Around the rim of the record: 'ESAU. TAKE ME ON THE SEE-SAW ANNIE MARS 13735 Thomas A Edison PAT'D 12'
Makers and roles
Edison , maker