"On This Day...(Feb. 19)"
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 6:57 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
February 19: 1878, Thomas A. Edison was granted the first U.S. patent for “Improvement in Phonograph or Speaking Machines.” No.200,521.
February 19, 1895: Emile Berliner was granted a U.S. patent (No.534,543) for a “Gramophone,” including acid etched recording on a zinc master. This fundamental patent was perhaps the most important in the early disc industry, describing a sound box propelled by the record’s groove.
February 19, 1909: John Herzog filed for a U.S. Design Patent (eventually granted as No.39,970 )for the cabinet that was marketed as the Columbia Grafonola “Deluxe.”
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February 19: 1878, Thomas A. Edison was granted the first U.S. patent for “Improvement in Phonograph or Speaking Machines.” No.200,521.
February 19, 1895: Emile Berliner was granted a U.S. patent (No.534,543) for a “Gramophone,” including acid etched recording on a zinc master. This fundamental patent was perhaps the most important in the early disc industry, describing a sound box propelled by the record’s groove.
February 19, 1909: John Herzog filed for a U.S. Design Patent (eventually granted as No.39,970 )for the cabinet that was marketed as the Columbia Grafonola “Deluxe.”
#antiquephonographsociety #phonograph #gramophone #antique