Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Dixie," 1913

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cylinder (Sound recording)

Date Made

1913

Creator Notes

Song written by Daniel Decatur Emmett and performed by the New York Military band, Fife & Drum Corps and Chorus for the Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, New Jersey. Tube manufactured by Seeley Tube and Box Company, Newark, New Jersey.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.105

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Cardboard

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.25 in
Diameter: 2 in

Inscriptions

on lid: 1648 / Dixie / (Emmett) / New York Military Band, / Fife & Drum Corps and Chorus / EDISON BLUE AMBEROL RECORD / PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES JULY 12, 1910 No 964721, PATENTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. / [...] / THOMAS A. EDISON, INC. / ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A. on side: EDISON / BLUE AMBEROL / RECORD on bottom: SEELEY TUBE AND BOX CO. / NEWARK, N.J. / U.S.A.