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- Cylinder Shaving Machine, circa 1907 - Dictaphones and Ediphones were sound recording devices largely used for oral dictation in business settings. In this scenario, wax cylinder recordings were passed to a secretary, who listened to the recording with a playback-only transcriber and then typed up notes. A shaving machine, such as this one, scraped the previously inscribed layer away allowing a wax cylinder to be reused over 100 times.
- circa 1907
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Cylinder Shaving Machine, circa 1907
Dictaphones and Ediphones were sound recording devices largely used for oral dictation in business settings. In this scenario, wax cylinder recordings were passed to a secretary, who listened to the recording with a playback-only transcriber and then typed up notes. A shaving machine, such as this one, scraped the previously inscribed layer away allowing a wax cylinder to be reused over 100 times.
- Emerson Series HH Meston Fan Motor, circa 1893 -
- circa 1893
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Emerson Series HH Meston Fan Motor, circa 1893
- Emerson Motor, 1898-1908 - Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company was founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri. In its early years, the company manufactured fan motors, but by 1900, Emerson built a range of fractional horsepower motors. These portable motors powered a variety of small household appliances and specialized trade machinery, including fans, lathes, pumps, washing and sewing machines, dental drills, jewelry grinders, and furnace blowers.
- 1898-1908
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Emerson Motor, 1898-1908
Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company was founded in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri. In its early years, the company manufactured fan motors, but by 1900, Emerson built a range of fractional horsepower motors. These portable motors powered a variety of small household appliances and specialized trade machinery, including fans, lathes, pumps, washing and sewing machines, dental drills, jewelry grinders, and furnace blowers.
- Can of Motor Oil -
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Can of Motor Oil