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Tinfoil Phonograph Given to Francis Jehl by Thomas Edison, 1878-1879

Edison Speaking Phonograph Company1878/1879

The Henry Ford

The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States

  • Title: Tinfoil Phonograph Given to Francis Jehl by Thomas Edison, 1878-1879
  • Creator: Edison Speaking Phonograph Company
  • Date Created: 1878/1879
  • Subject Keywords: Jehl, Francis, 1860-1941, Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931, Communication, Cylinder phonographs (Phonographs), Phonographs
  • Type: Objects
  • Contributor: The Henry Ford
  • Original Source: Digital Collections
  • Patent Place: New Jersey
  • Object Name: Cylinder phonograph (Phonograph)
  • Object ID: 29.1980.279
  • Inventor: Thomas Edison
  • Invention: Phonograph
  • Image ID: THF36645
  • Field: Sound
  • Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
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