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Texas collector: August 4, 1957
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New Jersey collector: May 26, 1978
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A historical article about the Graphophone: July 5, 1897
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Illinois collector: February 9, 1983
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Florida collector: May 20, 2007
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California Collector: August 28, 1958
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Texas collector: February 18, 2011
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A historical article about the Graphophone as a dictation machine: April 7, 1894
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AmberolaAndy wrote:A historical article about the Graphophone: July 5, 1897
This was a fun read. I laughed out loud at " . . . a Chinaman of considerable prominence, who rejoiced in the oleaginous cognomen of Hung Fat."

You'd likely not get away with such reportage today!
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AmberolaAndy wrote:A historical article about the Graphophone as a dictation machine: April 7, 1894
I think it would be quite a few years before the hypothetical "special correspondent" could whisper anything at a convention or execution to the graphophone that would be audible or intelligible when played back.
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