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'Bijou' phonograph made by Edison, USA, 1908, 1908
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Object statement
Phonograph, "Bijou" coin-in-the-slot cylinder, glass fronted wooden cabinet, winding handle, serial no. G137520, Edison, USA, 1908
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
The phonograph was made by Thomas A. Edison Incorporated in the United States of America in 1908.

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Description
Phonograph, "Bijou" coin-in-the-slot cylinder, glass fronted wooden cabinet, winding handle, serial no. G137520, Edison, USA, 1908

Edison 'Bijou' coin-in-the-slot phonograph consisting of a modified 'Gem' phonograph activated by a 'coin weight' system contained within a glass-fronted wooden cabinet. The phonograph has a winding handle and plays two-minute cylinders. The display panel on the top of the phonograph is a modern replacement. The phonograph bears the serial number G137520.

Made: Thomas A Edison Inc; United States of America; 1908
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
H3471
Production date
1908
Height
425 mm
Width
270 mm
Depth
350 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Thomas A Edison Ltd, 1931

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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+ Mechanical music
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