sound-on-cylinder

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf sound recording technology
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs phonograph cylinder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label sound-on-cylinder
gptkbp:introducedIn 1877
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:mainPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:material gptkb:plastic
celluloid
wax
gptkbp:notableFor first commercial sound recording medium
gptkbp:precededBy none
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:archives
museums
gptkbp:recordingMethod analog
gptkbp:replacedBy flat disc record
gptkbp:shape cylindrical
gptkbp:storage about 2-4 minutes per cylinder
gptkbp:successor gramophone record
gptkbp:usedFor audio recordings
audio playback
gptkbp:usedIn cassette tape
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kinetophone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7