Instrument Collection
Description
The Alva is similar to the Triumph, but has an electric motor. It was initially priced at $85 but was never a big seller. It initially played 2-minute cylinders but was updated to play the 4-minute cylinders.
Date
1907
Repository
Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum
Status
On Display
Instrument Number
79
Digital ID#
172
Document Type
Image
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
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Recommended Citation
Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Company, ltd., "Edison Alva" (1907). Instrument Collection. 12.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/12
Keywords
instrument, player, cylinder
Notes
Circa 1907