Brunswick Phonograph, Model 110M, 1920-1930. Brunswick Phonograph, Model 110M, 1920-1930 Add to Set Contact us About this Share. Although the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co. Had been selling phonographs since 1916 it was not until November 1, 1920 that Victor decided to bring a suit against Brunswick which asserted that the tone-arm and sound conveyor used in the Brunswick phonographs infringed claims 2 and 42 of Letters Patent No. 814,786 and claims 7 and 11 of Letters. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1973 Vinyl release of Those Great Brunswick Phonograph Records on Discogs. We promote a high quality collection of items in stock and ready for shipping today on the the internet. Browse this selection of Antique Phonograph now! When the disc record was invented, Edison's competitors adapted their phonographs to play this type of recording. Edison opposed records at first due to their poorer sound quality, but caved in to public demand in 1913 and also adapted his phonograph to play records. Early phonographs operated by a crank and had large horns for speakers.
Date Made
1920-1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2014.0.17.46
Credit
Esa v twin software engineering. From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Felt (Textile)
Nickel (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Textile
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Height: 46 in
Width: 21 in
Length: 19 in
Inscriptions
lid, interior:BrunswickThe Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co.plaque, interior:The BrunswickModel 110M225597[patent information; illegible]
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Learn MoreThe phonograph was invented by Thomas Alva Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in 1877. Edison, who lost most of his hearing as a child, had an ongoing interest in sound transmission and recording for his entire life. He invented a system in which sound vibrations could be captured and transferred to an embossing point. The vibrations were then impressed on to a piece of tin foil wrapped around a cylinder, which could be used to play back the sound. Edison was awarded a patent for his invention in 1878.
After several improvements and shakeups in the industry, the phonograph became a mass- marketable entertainment device available to the public. Early phonographs played cylinders, which had good quality sound but a limited playback length. When the disc record was invented, Edison's competitors adapted their phonographs to play this type of recording. Edison opposed records at first due to their poorer sound quality, but caved in to public demand in 1913 and also adapted his phonograph to play records.
Early phonographs operated by a crank and had large horns for speakers. In the '30s, vinyl records were produced, and after World War II, the long-playing record was introduced, helping to grow the popularity of the phonograph. The all-transistor portable phonograph known as the record player remained popular into the '90s, and records are still produced by some popular artists today.
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- The technology that Edison used to invent the phonograph also made sound in movies possible
- The Victor Talking Machine company produced phonographs with the brand name Victrola. These phonographs had an inner horn. They were large and encased in finished wood so that the Victrola was like a piece of furniture
- The highest price ever paid for an antique phonograph was $40,000 for an Edison Spectacle machine, one of the rarest phonographs