[mbriant]

I've always been a fan of Thomas Edison but never knew of this early application of his then newly invented Phonograph:

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I've got to visit his museum one of these days. Anybody been there?

 

[mrarroyo]

To think it is 120 years old! Amazing.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Wow - thank you for posting this! Old technology is so fascinating and I can't believe this survived so long in excellent condition. I hope it falls into the hands of a museum that will display it.

 

[mbriant]

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To think it is 120 years old! Amazing.

It is amazing. Equally amazing is how far technology has advanced since then.

 

[cyberidd]

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow - thank you for posting this! Old technology is so fascinating and I can't believe this survived so long in excellent condition. I hope it falls into the hands of a museum that will display it.

I hope this happens and that they play and record the recording so that it can from that point on be replayed through the push of a button so everyone can hear what they would have sounded like!

 

[Born2bwire]

Yeah, in one fell swoop Edison invented a groundbreaking toy and the object of children's nightmares for years to come. He really could have benefited from some focus group testing.