"On This Day..."
Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2025 7:50 am
“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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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
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique