"On This Day (October 14) in the History of Recorded Sound..."
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:29 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
October 14, 1865: Born: Walter B. Rogers, cornet recording artist and later music director for Victor and Brunswick.
October 14, 1907: Peter Weber filed for a U.S. Design Patent (eventually granted as No.1,058,284) on “Phonograph.” This would become (in slightly refined form) the Edison Cygnet horn.
October 14, 1977: Died: Bing Crosby, legendary crooner whose record sales are estimated at 400 million copies.
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October 14, 1865: Born: Walter B. Rogers, cornet recording artist and later music director for Victor and Brunswick.
October 14, 1907: Peter Weber filed for a U.S. Design Patent (eventually granted as No.1,058,284) on “Phonograph.” This would become (in slightly refined form) the Edison Cygnet horn.
October 14, 1977: Died: Bing Crosby, legendary crooner whose record sales are estimated at 400 million copies.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/
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