Eagle Graphophone
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 6:26 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
September 16, 1897: Thomas Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for “Combined Graphophone and Motor.” This was the tremendously successful Columbia “Eagle” Graphophone, which sold approximately 150,000 units over its 10-year production life.
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September 16, 1897: Thomas Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for “Combined Graphophone and Motor.” This was the tremendously successful Columbia “Eagle” Graphophone, which sold approximately 150,000 units over its 10-year production life.
For much more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/32 ... mment-1802
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/