Type N Graphophone
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2024 12:21 pm
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
November 2, 1895: Thomas H. Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for a “Graphophone.” This device was 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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November 2, 1895: Thomas H. Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for a “Graphophone.” This device was 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