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Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 2:15 am
by AmberolaAndy
Texas collector: August 4, 1957
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:28 am
by AmberolaAndy
New Jersey collector: May 26, 1978
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 4:40 pm
by AmberolaAndy
A historical article about the Graphophone: July 5, 1897
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:41 pm
by AmberolaAndy
Illinois collector: February 9, 1983
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:54 pm
by AmberolaAndy
Florida collector: May 20, 2007
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2020 6:43 pm
by AmberolaAndy
California Collector: August 28, 1958
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:56 pm
by AmberolaAndy
Texas collector: February 18, 2011
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:27 pm
by AmberolaAndy
A historical article about the Graphophone as a dictation machine: April 7, 1894
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 8:46 pm
by CharliePhono
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!
Re: Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono to
Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2020 5:52 pm
by coyote
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.