Edison Amberol Record, "Ave Maria", 1911
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Cylinder (Sound recording)
Date Made
1911
Creators
Creator Notes
Performance by Marie Rappold and Albert Spalding. Music composed by Charles-Francois Gounod based on a work by Johann Sebastian Bach. Cylinder manufactured by the National Phonograph Company of Orange, New Jersey.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2017.0.34.777
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wax
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black (Color)
Dark blue
Gold (Color)
White (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 5.75 in
Diameter: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
on end of cylinder:
Thomas A. Edison E - PAT'D., 15 4M-28005. AVE MARIA (GOUNOD). MARIE RAPPOLD & ALBERT SPALDING.
on top of packaging lid:
EDISON AMBEROL RECORD / 28005 / AVE MARIA (BACH-GOUNOD) / SOPRANO & VIOLIN / MARIE RAPPOLD & ALBERT / SPALDING / 4 Min.
on sideo of packaging:
Edison
on bottom of packaging:
MADE AND / SOLD BY THE / NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. / AT ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A. / PATENTED IN THE UNITED STATES / OCT. 1, 1901, NOV. 11, 1902, NOV. 18, 1902, FEB. 14, 1906, / FEB. 27, 1906, SEPT. 25, 1906, JUNE 5, 1907, MAR. 3, 1908, / OTHER PATENTS PENDING. / PATENTED IN GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, / FRANCE AND OTHER COUNTRIES. / THIS RECORD IS SOLD UPON THE CONDITION [...]
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