"On This Day (July 30)..."
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 6:49 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound..."
July 30, 1888: Thomas A. Edison filed for a U.S. patent for what would become the Class M Phonograph. This heavy, battery-powered machine would become the only practical talking machine from the late 1880s until September 1895.
July 30, 1890: Thomas A. Edison filed for a U.S. patent for what would become known as the Standard Speaker. This contained both recording and reproducing styli, and brought the brief era of the “spectacle device” to a close on entertainment Phonographs. The Standard Speaker would continue as standard equipment on Edison Phonographs until 1899.
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July 30, 1888: Thomas A. Edison filed for a U.S. patent for what would become the Class M Phonograph. This heavy, battery-powered machine would become the only practical talking machine from the late 1880s until September 1895.
July 30, 1890: Thomas A. Edison filed for a U.S. patent for what would become known as the Standard Speaker. This contained both recording and reproducing styli, and brought the brief era of the “spectacle device” to a close on entertainment Phonographs. The Standard Speaker would continue as standard equipment on Edison Phonographs until 1899.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/