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A little revisionist history?

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:00 pm
by OrthoFan
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/emd/1239759573.html

"Thomas Edison invented the record player; his first attempt was called the graphophone. Columbia Phonograph patented in 1866 $1,000 or best offer!"

Re: A little revisionist history?

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 12:05 pm
by Paal1994
LOL! It looks like he just put different words together to an article :lol:
Why in the world would Edison call his phonograph a Columbia.
Well I guess this is just an attempt to dress up a Graphophone as the first "record-player"

Paal.