Eldridge Johnson Victor (Type A)

Manufacturer

Victor Talking Machine Company

Description

Berliner enlisted the help of Eldridge Johnson, a sewing machine manufacturer, to adapt a spring motor to his gramophone. Johnson soon became a partner and made several improvements on the machine. This is his first model. It features a paper mache horn. Original cost was $12.00.

Notes

Circa 1900s

Date

1900

Repository

Charles H. Templeton Sr. Music Museum

Status

On Display

Instrument Number

124

Digital ID#

35

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

Victor Talking Machine Company, "Eldridge Johnson Victor (Type A)" (1900). Instrument Collection. 31.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/cht-instrument/31