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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”

August 14, 1899: Thomas Lambert filed for a U.S. patent for molding cylinder records in celluloid. These records would be marketed in various colors (typically pink for early pressings; black for later), and were the first molded cylinder records offered in significant numbers in the U.S.

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I heard that Edison was the first one to put in a patent for the use of celluloid,but instead of awarding it to Edison,the patent was awarded to Thomas Lambert by the Patent Office.edisonplayer.

I heard that Edison was the first one to put in a patent for the use of celluloid,but instead of awarding it to Edison,the patent was awarded to Thomas Lambert by the Patent Office.edisonplayer.