Edison Phonograph Cylinder

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sound recording medium
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs wax cylinder
phonograph cylinder
record cylinder
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter about 2.25 inches
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkb:Thomas_Edison_National_Historical_Park
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edison Phonograph Cylinder
gptkbp:introducedIn 1877
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:length about 4.25 inches
gptkbp:lengthOfRecording 2 minutes
4 minutes
gptkbp:manufacturer molding process
gptkbp:marketedUntil 1929
gptkbp:material celluloid
wax
gptkbp:notableFor first commercial method of recording and reproducing sound
gptkbp:precededBy tinfoil phonograph
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Edison_Records
gptkbp:relatedTo gramophone record
gptkbp:replacedBy phonograph disc
gptkbp:shape cylindrical
gptkbp:usedFor audio recordings
cassette tape
audio playback
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tom_Edison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7