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Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card
Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card

Edison Class M Phonograph c 1890 RARE Magic Lantern Music Box Die-Cut Trade Card

$ 263.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: ANTIQUE = This American die-cut Victorian-era advertising card is circa 130 years old: FLAWS. Evidence of aging, damage and wear, as seen in the HUGE scans provided. Please use the eBay ZOOM IN / magnifier to look closely for card flaws, especially on Corners, Reverse Side, and Edges. These images provide a critical part of the DESCRIPTION of Condition for this listing.
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Authentic Antique Card Guaranteed by: Dave Cheadle Card Store
  • Brand: Edison Class "M" Electric Phonograph / Battery
  • Date of Creation: circa 1890 - Authentic Original Business Card
  • Antique Card Display Condition: Evidence of aging flaws and wear as shown in scans
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Music Store Agent Dealer: Harbach & Co., 809 Filbert St., Philadelphia, PA
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type of Advertising: Antique Victorian Advertising Trade Card
  • Size of Antique Card: Approx. 4 x 5 inches / Shown by Ruler

    Description

    circa 1890  -  "
    Edison Phonograph
    / Musical Exhibition / Commercial / Domestic."
    "Magic Lanterns / Automatic Organs / Music Boxes / Steam Engines / Electric Motors
    Harbach & Co., 809 Filbert St., Philad'a, PA - - Catalogue Free."
    Reverse Illustration:
    Edison Class "M" Electric Phonograph
    / a.k.a. "Perfected"
    NOTE
    :  circa 1890 version of the "Phonograph" ID Plate (top left corner).
    Also note the twin ball governor flyballs for the electric (battery) motor, earphones, wax tube, etc.
    EDISON 'CLASS M' ELECTRIC PHONOGRAPH
    (version shown on card appears to be circa 1890)
    "The Class M was Edison's first major improvement on the tinfoil phonograph of 1877.
    After a reported 72-hour marathon session ending on the morning of June 16, 1888,
    Edison was photographed with his "perfected" Class M phonograph (classic photo!).
    Edison liked this picture of himself as the "the Napoleon of Invention" so much that he had it copied
    as an oil painting which was displayed in his office for the rest of his life.
    Made several years before the invention of a suitable spring-driven phonograph motor,
    the Class M is driven by an electric motor powered by a heavy set of Edison-Lalande Type S cells.
    Although most people think of the Class M as being powered by early Grenet cells,
    such as was pictured in the famous photograph of Edison, those laboratory batteries were superseded by
    the superior Edison-Lalande cells after 1889, by the time the Class M went into the commercial market.
    The governor, hidden under the bedplate in most phonographs, is prominently positioned on top of the machine,
    mounted vertically. Class M Phonographs were manufactured through 1890 for the
    North American Phonograph Company, which originally attempted to lease them as business machines for dictation.
    This proved to be a dismal failure, but the entertainment possibilities of the phonograph quickly caught the attention
    of the general public. As the North American company slowly sank into eventual bankruptcy (in 1894),
    Class M phonographs were finally offered for outright sale, both for business and home use.
    However these were extremely expensive machines (5 when average salaries were around a month),
    and not many were sold.
    Today the Class M is one of the most desirable of all antique phonographs.
    (René Rondeau's Antique Phonograph Site)
    CONDITION
    :  Die-Cut shows its age, w/ damage and missing pieces from grape vine border,
    but critical central advertising "box" is complete.  Reverse toning etc. as shown. Please: Study scans!
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