General Information

Serial #

109680

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD; METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

29.5 cm

Width

26.5 cm

Height

29.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Edison

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Orange

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

USED CA. 1913 ON

Canada

PURCHASED & USED IN CANADA

Function

TO PLAY FOUR MINUTE CYLINDER RECORDS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF THE 'FIRESIDE' PHONOGRAPH/ ONLY TWO MODELS WEREMADE (1909-1913)/ THIS IS THE 2ND MODEL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE: 'EDISON FIRESIDE PHONOGRAPH/ MODEL B/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THOMAS A. EDISON INC. at Orange N.J., U.S.A./ PATENTED/ OCT. 27, 1896, MAY 31, 1898/ AUG. 23, 1905/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING./ THIS MACHINE IS SOLD UPON THE CONDITION THAT IT IS LICENSED TO BE USED OR VENDED ONLY SO LONG AS THIS/ SERIAL NUMBER 109680 IS NOT REMOVED/ OR CHANGED, IN WHOLE OR PART, AND THAT EVERY/ POSSESSOR OF THIS MACHINE ADMITS THE VALIDITY OF/ THE ABOVE PATENTS'/ ON FRONT: No 10'/' PATENTED: AUG.22, 1905/ AUG.28, 1906/ JULY 12, 1907/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'/ ON REPRODUCER: 'LICENSED FOR USE ONLY ON EDISON PHONOGRAPHS, SOLD BY THOMAS A. EDISON, INC./ 15583'.

Missing

ONE CABINET CATCH/ GEAR CASE COVER/ PART OF MOTOR GOVERNOR/ SPRING MECHANISM TO JOIN HORN & HORN SUPPORT.

Finish

STAINED & VARNISHED WOOD; BLACK LACQUER

Decoration

GOLD LINE TRIM AROUND TOP METAL PLATE; 'EDISON' DECAL ON CABINET FRONT