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The Edison Water Motor Phonograph: "On This Day in Phonographic History..."


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"On This Day in Phonographic History..."

 

December 27, 1889:  Thomas A. Edison filed for a U.S. patent for a water-powered phonograph motor.  Although a failure in the marketplace, Edison chose them as presentation machines for Czar Alexander III and pianist Josef Hofmann.

 

January 23, 1894: Thomas A. Edison was granted a U.S. patent (No.513,095) for a water-powered phonograph motor.

 

 

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From Discovering Antique Phonographs, by Fabrizio & Paul.  All Rights Reserved.

 

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From Discovering Antique Phonographs, by Fabrizio & Paul.  All Rights Reserved.

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