Edison Phonograph Works presentation Saturday, October 8

[Jerry Fabris]

"In Search of the Edison Phonograph Works, 1888-1974":
an illustrated presentation and walking tour

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 2:30 pm

Thomas Edison National Historical Park
National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ 07052

Thomas Edison once manufactured phonographs and phonograph records in an expansive industrial complex known as the Edison Phonograph Works, located next to the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. Today, the Laboratory survives, but the last of Phonograph Works structures were demolished in 1974.

In this 30 minute illustrated talk, a Museum Curator will trace the history of the Phonograph Works from its beginnings in 1888, through the heyday of the Edison Phonograph at the turn of the century, to the last Edison Voicewriter dictation machines made in the 1960s. Following the talk, visitors can join a brief walking tour to see where the buildings once stood.

Admission to the park is $7, children under 16 free. For more information, call 973-736-0550 ext.89.
www.nps.gov/edis