Phonograph Bears the Edison Name ; Charterhouse Auctioneers, Sherborne .

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WHEN Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877 he was working on another idea, transcribing telegraphic messages with paper tapes. It struck him that if this worked he could probably make a machine repeat recognisable speech.

He introduced a metal cylinder and his invention was a runaway success.

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Phonograph Bears the Edison Name ; Charterhouse Auctioneers, Sherborne .

The Edison Speaking Phonograph Company began in 1878, and although they required...

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