The Compleat Talking Machine


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Phonographs with Flair


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The evolution of phonograph design in twentieth-century America is full of gleaming metal, glistening wood, pastel plastic, glowing dials and fashionable fabrics. Through 340 color illustrations and detailed captions that the authors have assembled, the development of phonograph design is engagingly explored from the early 1900s through the disco days of the 1970s. All who are interested in phonograph collecting, design, art, music and twentieth-century social history will be fascinated by this book.







The Compleat Talking Machine


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Tinfoil phonographs


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Describes the origin of the tinfoil phonograph. Includes sales records of the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company, 1878-1879.