Title

Edison Amberola III Circa 1912

Manufacturer

Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Company, ltd.

Description

The Edison Amberola was developed in competition to the Victor Victrola. Both machines have inside horns in answer to the housewives' complaints about dusting the horns on the smaller machines! This insturment plays 4-minute cylinders. The tone arm remains stationary, but the mandrel (cylinder holder) moves while the cylinder plays. Original cost: $125.00.

Notes

Circa 1912

Date

1912

Repository

Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum

Status

On Display

Instrument Number

64

Digital ID#

5

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 Amberola III Circa 1912" (1912). Instrument Collection. 14.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/14