was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
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was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
I think I remember something or hearing a very scratchy cylinder that was supposed to be the audio for a talking clock. somebody, please help me find out if this ever existed
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
You may be thinking of the Frank Lambert prototype. Hand-driven and recorded on a lead cylinder. Reportedly, two were made; the original in 1878 (Lambert claimed to have destroyed it) and a copy made in 1896.
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
There is the German Hiller Clock with a celluloid belt.
https://youtu.be/F6NFPXXDs8E?si=5QkZj6VdDHeH5-bU
https://youtu.be/F6NFPXXDs8E?si=5QkZj6VdDHeH5-bU
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
Lamber's clock is described on Wikipedia -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experimen ... king_Clock -- It contains a sound file of the recording.
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
Be sure to click on the two links at the end of the Wikipedia article. They give pics of that Lambert machine that Aaron Cramer found, and an article about it.
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
thanks for the answers , but what is he saying on it?
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Re: was there ever an expiremental talking clock?
"Hickory, dickory dock... two mice ran up the clock.phonograph guy3435 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 28, 2024 4:30 pm thanks for the answers , but what is he saying on it?
The clock struck one, but he escaped with minor injuries..."
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