Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1964.027.014abc |
Object Name |
Cylinder, Phonograph |
Lexicon category |
6: T&E For Communication |
Date |
c. 1900 |
Made |
Orange, N.J., USA |
Description |
One brown cardboard phonograph tube lined with a soft fur texture like material to cushion the black celliod cylindar. The front of the label is orange with black writing "MOULDED FRENCH RECORD / I.C.S. LANGUAGE SYSTEM / WITH / THOMAS A. EDISON / PHONOGRAPH / INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL / SCRANTON. PA." The back of the label has a picture of a hand holding onto a phonograph cylindar and underneath has instructions on how to play the cylindar on the phonograph. The top and the bottom of the tube is a very thin cardboard molded into the shape to fit the tube. the cylindar itself is black celliod and has writing on the top of it that matches the lid. " I.C.S. / FRENCH / LANGUAGE RECORD / No.15 / EDISON / RECORD." |
Provenance |
Owned by George Webster Butchart, who resided at Owen Sound, Grey County, for much of his lifetime. This is a 19th-century piece. Factory of origin is unknown. |
Collection |
Musical Instruments & Accessories Collection |
Material |
Cardboard/Ink |
Dimensions |
L-4.567 Dia-2.559 inches |
People |
Butchart, George Webster |