General Information

Serial #

27876

Part Number

1

Total Parts

11

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Largely all metal construction...some resin.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

36.8 cm

Width

38.1 cm

Height

89.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Edison

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Orange

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

This is an example of office automation. The introduction of the dictating machine allowed for dictation to be taken without the presence of a stenographer. Also the material could be retrieved whenever the secretary became available as opposed to making her available whenever dictation was needed to be taken. The donor is from Bewdley, north of Port Hope, Ontario.

Function

For shaving wax cylinders for reuse on Ediphone machines.

Technical

This is an example of a device that allowed for the re-use of wax recording cylinders by removing previously recorded grooves. Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. The method of sound recording by cutting a groove into a wax cylinder was patented in 1886 by Bell and Tainter.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Mfr. logo on door/panel in front of shaver reads: "Edison" Decal on right side of shaver reads: "GRAND PRIZE/ [image of two superimposed medallions; left medallion has an image of an eagle; right medallion reads: "INTERNATIONAL - [illegible words] ???DELPHIA (probably Philadelphia) - 1776 - 1926 - SESQUICENTENNIAL]/ SESQUICENTENNIAL" Mfr. logo in front of shaver reads: "TRADE MARK/ Thomas A Edison" Mfr. plate on shaver reads: "Ediphone Shaver/ TRADE MARK/ PATENTED APR.27, 1915./ SERIAL NO. 27876/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THOMAS A. EDISON, INC., ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A." Mfr. plate on motor reads: "UNIVERSAL/ Ediphone Shaver/ MOTOR/ VOLTS 100-125 CYCLES 25-60/ AMPS .9 NO. --9756/ (TO BE USED WITH PROPER RESISTANCE)/ THOMAS A. EDISON, INC./ ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A."

Missing

N/A

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A