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Explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos; and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders.
 
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Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording – a "new" cylinder every month.

For November:   A rare (and lively) early concertina recording from 1910, The Despatch Rider played by Alexander Prince.

 
Recently: 
October:   At the Circus (Descriptive selection) 1899
September:   The Third Verse of Mary and John, or, The Lovers' Quarrel (Sentimental ballad) 1890-1891
August:   Ingersoll at the Tomb of Napoleon (Talking) 1902
July:   Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Waltz song) 1908
June:   Lanciers with Figures Called (Orchestra) 1894
May:   Nothing Like That In Our Family (Comic song) 1906

See also the archive.
 
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Want a primitive recording?   Try this experimental sound recording from 1878: The world's earliest playable phonograph recording – still audible today after more than 140 years . . .
 
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Locate answers, resources, buyers and sellers – An antique phonograph and early sound recordings answer desk.
 
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