Type N Graphophone
Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2025 7:42 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
November 2, 1895: Thomas H. Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for a “Graphophone.” This device was the Type N Graphophone, the first popularly-priced ($40.00) talking machine. Appearing in September 1895, the Type N was the first practical talking machine to successfully challenge Edison’s Class M Phonograph.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/
November 2, 1895: Thomas H. Macdonald filed for a U.S. patent for a “Graphophone.” This device was the Type N Graphophone, the first popularly-priced ($40.00) talking machine. Appearing in September 1895, the Type N was the first practical talking machine to successfully challenge Edison’s Class M Phonograph.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/