Test Pressing of the Voices of Jep Bisbee and His Family, 1923
THF158361 / Test Pressing of the Voices of Jep Bisbee and His Family, 1923
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Artifact Overview
Henry Ford loved fiddlers--and 80-year-old Jep Bisbee was a favorite. In 1923, Ford sent the northern Michigan fiddler to Thomas Edison's New Jersey laboratory to record his playing. Bisbee's wife Sarah, son Earl, and daughter Beulah accompanied him. They can be heard--if indistinctly--reading text on this informal recording, probably done as a "souvenir" of their visit.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Phonograph record
Date Made
23 November 1923
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Musical selections performed by the Bisbee family, recorded and manufactured by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2004.0.24.959
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Condensite (Plastic)
Paper (Fiber product)
Dimensions
Diameter: 10 in
Inscriptions
VOICES OF/1. MRS. J.E. BISBEE/2. MR. J.E. BISBEE/3. MR. EARL BISBEE/4. MRS. BEULAH SCHULER/NOVEMBER 23, 1923/VOICE OF MR. M.D. BRYANT/NOVEMBER 23, 1923
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