Heintzman & Co. Limited Edison Phonograph
DimensionsOverall: 112 × 51 × 58 cm
Credit LineGift of Glen Curnoe, 1980
Object number1980.026.001
Label TextThe phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison (1847-1931) in 1877. This model plays wax cylinders, which Edison believed to produce pure, clear sounds. Eventually, wax cylinders declined in popularity and flat records became the primary form of musical media.
NamePhonograph
