“Edison Standard Model A” phonograph with reproducer, horn, recording tube and headphones
“Edison Standard Model A” phonograph with reproducer, horn, recording tube and headphones
USA, Orange, New Jersey
1903
National Phonograph Co.
Wood, cast iron, steel, brass, mica, leather, tinplate; mechanical work, carpentry, varnishing, painting, decalcomania, casting, electroplating, polishing
28.5 x 32 x 23 cm, horn: diameter 18 cm, length 35.2 cm, 8 kg
Inscriptions on the case: “EDISON STADARD PHONOGRAPH”. On the sound box: “REPRODUCER LICENSED FOR USE ONLY ON EDISON PHONOGRAPHS SOLD BY NATI’L. PHONO.CO/MODEL – C/665210”. On the vertical carriage support: “TRADE MARK THOMAS A EDISON”. On the celluloid plate: “MADE FOR INTERNATIONAL TEXTBOOK CO. SCRANTON, PA. ,BY NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO.”. On brass patent plate: “MANUFECTURED UNDER THE PATENTS OF THOMAS A. EDISON, et als, at ORANGE N. J., U.S.A.”, patent dates ranging from 1888 to 1903, serial number: “S 214584”
The cast chassis supporting the phonograph mechanism is mounted on the top cover of a rectangular wooden case featuring a molded base. A golden banner logo reading “EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH” is applied via decalcomania to the front side of the case. The chassis is finished in black enamel and decorated with a border and ornament of fine golden lines.
735.1-7/УВЗ