Graphophone Collection

Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888
3480074 Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888; (add.info.: Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Chichester Bell and Summer Tainter's Graphophone, 1850
3480070 Chichester Bell and Summer Tainter's Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Chichester Bell and Summer Tainter's Graphophone.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Listening to Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888
3480075 Listening to Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888; (add.info.: Listening to Charles Sumner Tainter's Graphophone, 1888.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Making a recording on Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850
3480069 Making a recording on Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Making a recording on Bell & Tainter's Graphophone)

Audio-typing from a wax cylinder made on a Bell & Tainter Graphophone, 1850
3480071 Audio-typing from a wax cylinder made on a Bell & Tainter Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Audio-typing from a wax cylinder made on a Bell & Tainter Graphophone.The cylinder was rotated by)

Engraving depicting Bell & Tainter's Graphophone
5309395 Engraving depicting Bell & Tainter's Graphophone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Bell & Tainter's Graphophone)

The use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone
5311837 The use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone. The recording was made by a stylus on a cardboard cylinder coated with wax)

Graphophone, 1850
3480073 Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Graphophone: invented by Chichester Bell and Sumner Tainter. The recording was made by a stylus on a cardboard cylinder coated with wax (bb)

Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850
3480072 Bell & Tainter's Graphophone, 1850; (add.info.: Bell & Tainter's Graphophone. A recording was made by speaking into a mouthpiece while turning the wax cylinder by a treadle; as in a)

The use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone
5311839 The use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the use of a Bell & Tainter Graphophone. The recording was made by a stylus on a cardboard cylinder coated with wax)

Advert for Columbia Grafonola
Advert for The Columbia Graphophone Company Limited (Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.). It was one of the earliestA gramophoneA companies in theA United Kingdom

Graphophone, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Graphophone, Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

The graphophone, patented in 1886 by Charles Sumner Tainter, Alexander Graham Bell, and Chichester Bell
GRAPHOPHONE. The graphophone, patented in 1886 by Charles Sumner Tainter, Alexander Graham Bell, and Chichester Bell. Wood engraving, French, late 19th century

GRAPHOPHONE, 19th CENTURY. Line engraving, 19th century

GRAPHOPHONE. Talking into the graphophone, patented in 1886 by Charles Sumner Tainter, Alexander Graham Bell, and Chichester Bell. Contemporary American line engraving

GRAPHOPHONE. Listening to sound reproduction on a graphophone, patented in 1886 by Charles Sumner Tainter, Alexander Graham Bell, and Chichester Bell. Contemporary American line engraving

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The graphophone was an early version of the phonograph, invented by Alexander Graham Bell and Charles Tainter in 1886. It used a wax cylinder to record sound and played it back using a stylus. The graphophone revolutionized the way people listened to music and speech, paving the way for modern recording technology. Despite being overshadowed by Thomas Edison's phonograph, the graphophone was a significant advancement in audio technology. Its design inspired future innovations in sound recording and reproduction, making it an important milestone in the history of music and communication. Today, the graphophone serves as a reminder of how far we've come in capturing and preserving sound for future generations to enjoy.