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Edison Triton Motor

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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

October 27, 1896: Frank Capps received a U.S. patent (No.570,378) for a “Spring Motor for Phonographs.” This would become the Edison “Triton” motor, which powered the Edison Spring-Motor, Triumph, and Concert Phonographs for the next 15 years.

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Re: Edison Triton Motor

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Was Capps an Edison employee?
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mjbarnes wrote: Sun Oct 27, 2024 10:46 am Was Capps an Edison employee?
No, at the time Capps was working for the United States Phonograph Company in Newark, NJ.

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