Instead of paraffined paper, Edison used a piece of tin foil wrapped around the cylinder as a recording surface. The first phonograph had separate recording and playback mechanisms, …

This is the earliest machine for recording and playing recorded sound. That's right. This is from a world in which there were no voicemails, no podcasts, or karaoke nights. In comes Thomas …

This phonograph, which recorded recitation or music onto strips of tin foil, was manufactured for Edison by Sigmund Bergmann, a former employee. This "Concert" sized phonograph was …

In 1877, Edison put all previous ideas and experiments with sound to the ultimate test in the invention of tinfoil recordings. By singing or playing in front of a large horn at a predetermined …

Dec 15, 2025 · So, on December 24, the United States Patent Office received his application for a “Phonograph or Speaking Machine.” Edison’s phonograph was a precursor to the record …

Oct 17, 2018 · This is the earliest machine for recording and playing recorded sound. That's right. This is from a world in which there were no voicemails, no podcasts, or karaoke nights. In …

The history of sound recording began with a sheet of tinfoil and a brief nursery rhyme ("Mary had a little lamb..."). Edison invented the first phonograph in December, 1877, creating an instant …

Early sound recording methods, wax cylinder records, antique phonographs, and more.

Thomas Edison astonished listeners around the world when he invented his “talking machine,” the first instrument ever to record and play back sound. First conceived in 1877, the phonograph, …

This is the original Phonograph made in the shop of Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory by John Kreusi to Edison's specifications and instructions. The model was finished December 6, 1877, …