Graphophone

Graphophone, 1886

Date Made: ca 1886

Maker: Volta Laboratory Associates

Place Made: United States: District of Columbia, Washington

See more items in: Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Exhibition: America's Listening

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Graham Bell

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: ME.287653.01Catalog Number: 287653.01Accession Number: 57694

Object Name: cylinder graphophonegraphophone

Physical Description: wood (overall material)brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 18.415 cm x 31.75 cm x 19.05 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-b0ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_856076

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