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First Coin-Operated Phonograph

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 6:42 am
by phonogfp
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

December 18, 1889: Louis Glass and William Arnold filed for a U.S. patent for “Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonographs.” This would become the first coin-operated talking machine introduced to the public.

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