Type N Graphophone
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2024 8:56 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
October 13, 1896: Thomas H. Macdonald was granted a U.S. patent (No.569,290) for a “Graphophone.” This device had already become the Type N Graphophone, the first popularly-priced ($40.00) talking machine. Appearing in September 1895, the Type N was the first practical talking machine to successfully challenge Edison’s Class M Phonograph.
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October 13, 1896: Thomas H. Macdonald was granted a U.S. patent (No.569,290) for a “Graphophone.” This device had already become the Type N Graphophone, the first popularly-priced ($40.00) talking machine. Appearing in September 1895, the Type N was the first practical talking machine to successfully challenge Edison’s Class M Phonograph.
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique