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

December 11, 1906: Abner Seeley received a U.S. patent (No.837,970) on a “Record Box.” This was the familiar container with indented bottoms and lids which housed Edison Gold-Moulded Records.

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Think of the money he would have made had the patent provided for their alternative use as pen/pencil holders.

Think of all the boxes which were thrown away by people who bought cylinder cabinets with pegs.

epigramophone wrote: Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:53 am Think of all the boxes which were thrown away by people who bought cylinder cabinets with pegs.

yeah that's why i don't really want one of those.