Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Valeeta Waltz (Over the Waves)," 1925-1927
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During the 1920s, Henry Ford organized an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at dances Ford hosted to teach his friends and business associates the dances of Ford's rural youth. In 1925, Thomas Edison's staff traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to record Ford's orchestra. They made this recording at Ford Motor Company's engineering lab. There, Ford had his office -- and a dance room -- along with the company's engineering activities.
During the 1920s, Henry Ford organized an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at dances Ford hosted to teach his friends and business associates the dances of Ford's rural youth. In 1925, Thomas Edison's staff traveled to Dearborn, Michigan, to record Ford's orchestra. They made this recording at Ford Motor Company's engineering lab. There, Ford had his office -- and a dance room -- along with the company's engineering activities.
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1925-1927
Creators
Henry Ford's Old Time Dance Orchestra
Dearborn Engineering Laboratory
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
United States, New Jersey, Orange
Creator Notes
Originally recorded by Thomas A. Edison, Inc. staff at the Ford Engineering lab, Dearborn, Michigan, in November 1925; commercially released by Thomas A. Edison Inc. in April 1927.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
89.0.766.2572
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Plaster
Technique
Molding (Forming)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 4.25 in
Diameter: 2 in
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