Edison and his co-workers listens to a phonograph

[Paal1994]

I found this picture in my science book. We were having about electricity and there was a mini biography about Edison. I thought the picture was interesting and I wanted to share with you. So I took a picture of it with my camera. Sorry for the poor picture quality as I took it right from the book.
It looks like they are listening to a Home or a Triumph phonograph. It is a bit hard to see on the picture so I'm not sure. It looks like a brown wax cylinder on the mandrel so I would date the picture from the late 1890s or early 1900s. There are also a lot of horns haning around on the walls.

[Valecnik]

Thanks for posting Paal. I've never seen that picture before. Looks to me like an A model Triumph. Would be nice to get a good copy for framing wouldn't it!

[Paal1994]

Thanks for posting Paal. I've never seen that picture before. Looks to me like an A model Triumph. Would be nice to get a good copy for framing wouldn't it!

I love this photo, and it would be really nice to get a copy for framing. The only problem is that my science book doesn't mentioned where they got it...

Paal.

[Starkton]

This is the photo from which your newspaper cutting was taken. It is postmarked November 1906.

[Paal1994]

This is the photo from which your newspaper cutting was taken. It is postmarked November 1906.

Thank you for posting the date of this photo! Since I discovered it in my science book, it has become on of my favorite phonograph photos.

Paal.

[Guest]

You can always try the US National Archives for a reprint of this photo.