Phonograph

Description

Replica of Edison's first tinfoil phonograph of 1877, made by the Royal Scottish Museum Workshop, Edinburgh, 1976

Museum reference

T.1977.1

Collection

Industry and Commerce : Communications

Object name

Phonograph

Production information

Royal Scottish Museum, Workshop
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1976

Materials

Cast iron, Brass, Tin

Physical description

Cast iron, brass, tin

Associations

Maker of original phonograph: Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847 - 1931