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Type BC/BM Graphophones

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2025 7:27 am
by phonogfp
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

July 16, 1901: Daniel Higham was granted a U.S. patent (No.678,566) for a “Phonic Apparatus.” This mechanical amplifier was manufactured as the reproducers for the “BC” and “BM” Graphophones; the loudest cylinder talking machines of their day.

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