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Photograph of Hugh P. O'Reilly with telegraphone and amplifier
Hugh P. O'Reilly1924
Museum for Communication Frankfurt, Museum Foundation Post and Telecommunication
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
After the bankruptcy of the American Telegraphone Company, its former sales representative H. P. O'Reilly founded the Record-O-Phone Company in 1924. Meanwhile, amplifiers were developed that solved the issue of low volume, meaning the hope of using magnetic sound recording could now become a reality.
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- Title: Photograph of Hugh P. O'Reilly with telegraphone and amplifier
- Creator: Hugh P. O'Reilly
- Date Created: 1924
- Location Created: Washington, DC, USA
- Rights: © Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation
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