Columbia Talking Machine Record, "Uncle Josh in a Department Store," circa 1899
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Cal Stewart, a vaudeville comedian known for his "country bumpkin" character Uncle Josh, provided humorous commentary on his rural community and the world outside his village of Pun'kin Center. Here, Uncle Josh goes to a big city department store and is amazed by the technology. After a salesclerk places Uncle Josh's payment in the pneumatic tubes that shoots his money across the store to a cashier in a back room, Uncle Josh goes running after it!
Cal Stewart, a vaudeville comedian known for his "country bumpkin" character Uncle Josh, provided humorous commentary on his rural community and the world outside his village of Pun'kin Center. Here, Uncle Josh goes to a big city department store and is amazed by the technology. After a salesclerk places Uncle Josh's payment in the pneumatic tubes that shoots his money across the store to a cashier in a back room, Uncle Josh goes running after it!
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
Circa 1899
Creators
Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
Place of Creation
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Creator Notes
Comic monologue performed by Cal Stewart; cylinder manufactured by the Columbia Phonograph Company.
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
94.0.28.109
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wax
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Molding (forming)
Color
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 4.563 in
Diameter: 2.625 in
Inscriptions
TALKING MACHINE RECORD SELECTION PATENTED MAY 4TH 1886 COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH CO. MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS COLUMBIA RECORDS...WRITE FOR THE LATEST...IF IT IS A COLUMBIA RECORD...
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