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"On This Day..."

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:50 am
by phonogfp
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

February 8, 1890: Born: Irving Kaufman, prolific tenor of the 1914-1930 period.

February 8, 1898: Levi Montross was granted a U.S. patent (No.598,529) for a “Spring Motor.” This device would become the first spring motor to power the Berliner Gramophone. These lever-wound machines were available from December 1896 until August 1897. For more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/36 ... mment-2114

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