Edison speaks: Holiday Greetings --historical record

$ 660

$ 660 Sold For

Feb 28, 2010 Sold Date

Feb 21, 2010 Start Date

$ 150 Start price

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Netherlands Country Of Seller

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Hear Thomas Edison's voice recorded in 1924!

Manufactured and issued only once, in the Fall of 1924, this Diamond Disc was sent only to Edison dealers and jobbers, as an audio Christmas Card of sorts, and was never made available to the public.

Phonograph sales at Thomas A. Edison, Inc. were on the decline, largely due to the latest entertainment marvel, the radio. Cylinders had lost the media war, and although arguably superior to acoustic lateral records, the Diamond Disc could not take enough of the disc business away from the more publicly accepted records from companies like Victor, Columbia, Brunswick, etc.

In order to help bolster the spirits of their loyal dealers, the various managers of the Phonograph Division each recorded a brief message of Holiday wishes, and other messages of surprising candor and optimistic good cheer. By this time, however, Thomas Edison was 77 years old, his son Charles now ran the company, and the phonograph division would come to a halt less than 5 years later.

The record offered here is in excellent condition, and comes with the original cover depicting the various officers of the company including Charles and Thomas Edison in caricature style.The cover shows some sign of age, but is in overall good condition.(see picture)

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