Tinfoil Phonographs
Publisher: Rene Rondeau; R. Rondeau
Published: July 1, 2001
Language: enm
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780962221941
Subjects: Antiques; Antiques & Collectibles; Collectors and collecting; Phonograph; Antiques / Collectibles; Antiques & Collectibles / General
First sentence: The history of recorded sound began with a sheet of tinfoil and a banal nursery rhyme - "Mary Had a Little Lamb."
Description: Describes the origin of the tinfoil phonograph. Includes sales records of the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company, 1878-1879.