Piece of an old Edison cylinder phonograph found at middle school!

[baylorhall]

I had no idea what this was until I got home and did some research. Even though it is broken and missing the back flip piece, I still think it's pretty cool. I am not sure which model it went to since it is missing the back part. It is off an old cylinder phonograph. And to think I found it a few inches down at the middle school! There are several of these on ebay. You just never know what you will find and where!
HH
Baylor

(Go Baylor Bears Basketball!!)

Here is a link to a similar one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Ed...ultDomain_0&hash=item27c442a2bc#ht_500wt_1352

 

[creskol]

Re: Edison cylinder phonograph reproducer!

That really is a neat find! I like that!

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Thomas Edison never seems to get enough appreciation for all his genius ideas and inventions . some wiki info on the man : Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park" (now Edison, New Jersey) by a newspaper reporter, he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large teamwork to the process of invention, and therefore is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.[1]

Edison is the fourth most prolific inventor in history, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. He is credited with numerous inventions that contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications. These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, x ray machine , recorded music and motion pictures.

His advanced work in these fields was an outgrowth of his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison originated the concept and implementation of electric-power generation and distribution to homes, businesses, and factories – a crucial development in the modern industrialized world. His first power station was on Manhattan Island, New York.

 

[dustbuster]

Way to go!! Wonder if there are other parts there somewhere?

 

[lost hunter]