graphophone

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But five- and six-piece dance bands were turning out huge piles of graphophone records, and we tried to buy them all.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

A graphophone, with records of Melba, Sembrich, Caruso, and other operatic stars, made the rounds of a menagerie.

From Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery by Lawrence, Robert Means

A graphophone stood revealed, one of the finest quality.

From Three Thousand Dollars by Green, Anna Katharine

Patented his invention of the telephone, 1876; and has also invented the photophone, induction balance, telephone probe, and graphophone.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various

One day a graphophone agent called at the house and the family became much interested in one of his musical machines.

From Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade by Bell, Ernest A. (Ernest Albert)