Edison Blue Amberol Cylinder Record, "Dixie," 1913
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1913
Creators
Place of Creation
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.
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