Zonophone
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2026 6:06 am
“On This Day in the History of Recorded Sound…”
April 21, 1899: Louis Valiquet filed for a U.S. patent for “Gramophone Motor.” Beginning in March/April 1900, this would be marketed as the Zonophone, the first successful competitor to Berliner and, for awhile, the only disc talking machine legally available in the US.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/
April 21, 1899: Louis Valiquet filed for a U.S. patent for “Gramophone Motor.” Beginning in March/April 1900, this would be marketed as the Zonophone, the first successful competitor to Berliner and, for awhile, the only disc talking machine legally available in the US.
https://www.antiquephono.org/#/