Berliner Gramophone Recorder

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Object Details

maker

Berliner Gramophone Company

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Emile Berliner

date made

1882

ID Number

ME.271717

catalog number

271717

accession number

53352

Object Name

Phonograph

gramophone recorder

Other Terms

Phonograph; Mechanical

Physical Description

iron (overall mechanism material)

wood (overall base material)

Measurements

overall - from catalog card: 8 in x 14 in; x 20.32 cm x 35.56 cm

cylinder - from catalog card: 2 in x 5 in; 5.08 cm x 12.7 cm

overall: 8 3/4 in x 14 3/4 in x 8 in; 22.225 cm x 37.465 cm x 20.32 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Work and Industry: Mechanisms

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-a1cf-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_855398