The
1986 Phonograph Birthday

109th
Birthday
1986 Friends of the Phonograph Birthday Party
The
Phonograph's 109th Birthday was celebrated in our Oakland-Emeryville
home in December 1986.
Phonograph
Christmas ads filled the walls along with phonograph postcards
and 'original' FOTP art pieces as guests had been invited to
submit a "work" inspired by the Phonograph for the
Phonograph Art Exhibit.
A
phonograph concert was also held featuring "Home Sweet
Home" by the Columbia Phonograph Co., circa 1896, "Stars
and Stripes for Forever March" from circa 1898 and an Edison
Advertising Cylinder by Len Spencer circa 1906.


DB
in the Phonograph room

Parlor
display for Birthday party

Art
and postcards displayed going up stairway

Original
art submission by Nephew Ryan, age 5

Photograph
of Nephew Cameron on December 6, 1986, age 10 months

Dr.
Richard D. Ambro, anthropologist, Friend of the Phonograph
and roommate
Richard
wrote the following for the Phonograph's 109th Birthday and
thanked Edison who "helped us to capture the wind."



Bob
Gross with pottery Victor HMV Record he made for the Phonograph's
birthday

Sarah
Gross with her artistic submission for the Birthday party

Mark
and Pat

Sandy
and Chris

Brenda
and LB

Brenda
and DK
Birthday
card to the Phonograph from Peter and Joellen 1986

Digital
Art Gramophone (also one in blue)

Friends of the Phonograph