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December 18, 1889: Louis Glass and William Arnold filed for a U.S. patent for “Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonographs.” This would become the first coin-operated talking machine introduced to the public.
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“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
December 18, 1889: Louis Glass and William Arnold filed for a U.S. patent for “Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonographs.” This would become the first coin-operated talking machine introduced to the public.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/
December 18, 1889: Louis Glass and William Arnold filed for a U.S. patent for “Coin Actuated Attachment for Phonographs.” This would become the first coin-operated talking machine introduced to the public.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/
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JerryVan
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A really interesting mechanism. It appears that each of the 3 listening tubes has its own coin slot. If only 2 customers pay to listen, the third, (unpaid), listening tube would then be silenced by means of its tubing pinched shut.
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phonogfp
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You have correctly sussed out the mechanism, Jerry. Certainly an odd design, but it was the first. I don't believe any of these Glass/Arnold machines survive.
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Dad loved nickelodeons as well as Edisons, so the first thing I thought of when I read the title was that this was a nickelodeon post. Put another nickel in, In the nickelodeon, All I want is Loving you and Music, music, music.