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When was the Phonograph first introduced in the United States?
Thomas Edison announced his invention of the first phonograph, a device for recording and replaying sound, on November 21, 1877, and he demonstrated the device on November 29.
What were the first uses for the Phonograph in the United States?
While other inventors had produced devices that could record sounds, Edison's phonograph was the first to be able to reproduce the recorded sound.

Question: How expensive was the phonograph in the United States?
Self-contained rewrite: How expensive was the phonograph in the United States?