Montross Berliner GRamophone
Posted: Tue Oct 08, 2024 7:38 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
October 8, 1896: Levi Montross filed for a U.S. patent for a “Spring Motor.” This device would become the first spring motor to power the Berliner Gramophone. These lever-wound machines were available from December 1896 until August 1897.
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From The Talking Machine Compendium by Fabrizio & Paul.
October 8, 1896: Levi Montross filed for a U.S. patent for a “Spring Motor.” This device would become the first spring motor to power the Berliner Gramophone. These lever-wound machines were available from December 1896 until August 1897.
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique