Welcome to Phonographia™ home of PhonoArt™, PhonoLinks™, and Friends of the Phonograph™
On December 6, 1877 a revolution began, culturally and in rpms, when Thomas Alva Edison, John Kruesi and Charles Batchelor completed work on Edison's new invention, the Phonograph. This tin-foil playing machine was taken the next day to the offices of Scientific American for a triumphant demonstration, an account of which was published in the December 22, 1877 issue of Scientific American. For the next 125 years the Phonograph's needle remained "in the groove". Click on any Phonographia link and learn how the Miracle of the 19th Century still echoes today.
Phonographia are Memorabilia of the Phonograph
All connections to the phonograph are in scope for Phonographia.com, however, this site focuses on cultural and artistic associations with the phonograph. The machine and its history, of course, are the basis of phonographia and two dates are particularly significant for Friends of the Phonograph: April 9 and December 6. The Frenchman Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville's April 9, 1860 recording of Au Claire de la lune, is celebrated as the birthday of the recording of sound and Edison's December 6, 1877 invention of the Phonograph, is celebrated as the birthday of recording and reproduction of sound.
Make Someone Happy - Wind a Phonograph
Friends of the Phonograph invite you to view the serendipitist words and images of this site and to enjoy Phonographia!
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