phonograph
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In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877, but believed its main uses would be for office work, education and recording memories, not music.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026
These funds were used to purchase local books, periodicals, phonograph records, and "other media" in multiple Indian languages, enriching collections at over two dozen universities.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
Ms. Stoneman made her mark in 1957 with her driving instrumental version of “Lonesome Road Blues,” which made her the first woman to play modern bluegrass banjo on a phonograph record.
From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2024
I felt put out because I didn’t get any nice presents: no sweater set, no phonograph records—oh, I thought that day was the lowest a girl can go.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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