In the Pink
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 8:38 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
March 20, 1900: Thomas Lambert was granted a U.S. patent (No.645,920) 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. For more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/44 ... mment-2393
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March 20, 1900: Thomas Lambert was granted a U.S. patent (No.645,920) 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. For more: https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/44 ... mment-2393
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/