Dating an Edison advertisal image

[phonoobsession]

Hi,

Can anyone here please let me know from when this image used by Edison for advertising dates, perhaps also when it was introduced (if possible with some examples with it on)?

Thanks a lot in advance!
Helmut

[Henry]

Don't know about history (dates, etc.), but that has to be about the ugliest image I've seen; can't imagine it would be effective as a marketing tool. Maybe as a "Before" picture in a denture ad?

[phonoobsession]

42 minutes ago, Henry said:

Don't know about history (dates, etc.), but that has to be about the ugliest image I've seen; can't imagine it would be effective as a marketing tool. Maybe as a "Before" picture in a denture ad?

That‘s true, but it wasn‘t my question whether it was a decent image for advertising or not.

[Henry]

Well, at least we agree on the ugly part.

 

Meanwhile, I searched "Edison phonograph advertising images" and came up with this: https://www.atticpaper.com/proddetail.php?prod=1898-edison-phonograph-ad-old-and-young

 

Edited 13 hours ago by Henry