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We begin by tracing this evolution Ð from the rapid inventive improvements leading to the classic exhibition machines of 1878, to the subsequent simplifications and shortcuts resulting in the models built for public sale. We illustrate how the phonograph was promoted with posters, handbills, and trade cards. We then set the dials of the time machine back to the autumn of 1878, when for 25 cents you could purchase an eveningÕs entertainment by this Wonder of the Century: A Machine That Talks, Laughs, Sings, Coughs, Whistles \u0026amp; Repeats Cornet Solos. The Edison phonograph performs this miracle of modern science right before your astonished eyes and ears. This wonderful machine has attracted the attention of thinking men all over the civilized world, who have pronounced it without a dissenting voice as the most Marvelous Acoustical Phenomenon of the Century. Every man, woman and child should see this great curiosity! Few people have heard a properly-adjusted tinfoil phonograph perform. The impact is as startling today as it was 130 years ago.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eVirtually everyone in ARSC knows about Edison\u0026Otilde;s invention of the phonograph. But few are familiar with its evolution, starting with the prototype in December 1877, passing through the heady months of 1878 when public interest was at its peak, and ending in 1880, by which time it had essentially faded from public attention. We begin by tracing this evolution \u0026ETH; from the rapid inventive improvements leading to the classic exhibition machines of 1878, to the subsequent simplifications and shortcuts resulting in the models built for public sale. We illustrate how the phonograph was promoted with posters, handbills, and trade cards. We then set the dials of the time machine back to the autumn of 1878, when for 25 cents you could purchase an evening\u0026Otilde;s entertainment by this Wonder of the Century: A Machine That Talks, Laughs, Sings, Coughs, Whistles \u0026amp; Repeats Cornet Solos. The Edison phonograph performs this miracle of modern science right before your astonished eyes and ears. This wonderful machine has attracted the attention of thinking men all over the civilized world, who have pronounced it without a dissenting voice as the most Marvelous Acoustical Phenomenon of the Century. Every man, woman and child should see this great curiosity! Few people have heard a properly-adjusted tinfoil phonograph perform. The impact is as startling today as it was 130 years ago.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/019/original/ARSC_Full_Logo_RGB_K.jpg?1605438091","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/public/images/audio-default.png","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2672/collection_resources/128646/file/240150","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - open-uri20240504-2220384-aos4ut.mpga"]},"duration":1929.177,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/public/images/audio-default.png","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2672/collection_resources/128646/file/240150/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2672/collection_resources/128646/file/240150/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-arsc.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/240/150/original/open-uri20240504-2220384-aos4ut.mpga?1714790556","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":1929.177,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2672/collection_resources/128646/file/240150","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]}]}