Cylinder Phonograph Record, "A Hot Time in the Old Town," circa 1897
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The first sound recordings made for home use were wax cylinders, like this recording of the 1896 popular song "A Hot Time in the Old Town." Disc records, more convenient to store and handle than cylinders, would ultimately prove more successful with customers.
The first sound recordings made for home use were wax cylinders, like this recording of the 1896 popular song "A Hot Time in the Old Town." Disc records, more convenient to store and handle than cylinders, would ultimately prove more successful with customers.
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
circa 1897
Creators
Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Performance by Len Spencer and cylinder manufactured by Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
94.0.28.112
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wax
Dimensions
Length: 4.25 in
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
on container: 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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