Thomas Edison invented the tinfoil Phonograph in 1877. Emile Berliner invented the disc Gramophone a decade later.
Edison’s invention produced sound with a stylus that tracked vertically (hill and dale). Berliner’s invention produced sound with a stylus that tracked laterally (side to side). Both of these men were convinced that the other guy’s invention would soon be rendered obsolete, but in the end, the pre-recorded disc outlasted the pre-recorded cylinder by almost a century.
The machines you’ll find here have been chosen because they represent milestones in either design or functionality (and in some cases both). All of them are collectible, all of them are in good working order, and all of them are of course backed by our guarantee.
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