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
c. 1919
