Edison Amberol Record, "Ave Maria", 1911

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Cylinder (Sound recording)

Date Made

1911

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 [...]