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H7348 Dictating machine, with earphones and holder, 'Ediphone', serial no. T6791-ER, metal / possibly rubber, Thomas A Edison, West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America, 1910-1929. Click to enlarge.

'Ediphone' dictating machine with earphones

"Ediphone" made by Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A. Transcribing machine with earphones. Serial No.T6791-ER.(SB).

Summary

Object No.

H7348

Object Statement

Dictating machine, with earphones and holder, 'Ediphone', serial no. T6791-ER, metal / possibly rubber, Thomas A Edison, West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America, 1910-1929

Physical Description

"Ediphone" made by Thomas A. Edison, West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.A. Transcribing machine with earphones. Serial No.T6791-ER.(SB).

Marks

see parts

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Baldick & Macpherson, 1963

Acquisition Date

15 September 1963

Cite this Object

Harvard

'Ediphone' dictating machine with earphones 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/248196>

Wikipedia

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