A Disc Record Ahead of Its Time
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2024 6:54 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
October 3, 1893: Joseph Wassenich was granted a U.S. patent for a “Tablet for Recording Sound Vibrations.” This was the first known envisioning of a flexible, 2-sided disc with a paper label, and a secondary hole (as adopted by Zonophone in 1900).
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October 3, 1893: Joseph Wassenich was granted a U.S. patent for a “Tablet for Recording Sound Vibrations.” This was the first known envisioning of a flexible, 2-sided disc with a paper label, and a secondary hole (as adopted by Zonophone in 1900).
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique