Edison phonograph, ca. 1900.

Edison phonograph, ca. 1900.
Painted metal.
With 5 wax cylinders.
Measurements: 39 x 28 x 30 cm.

Original Edison phonograph from the late nineteenth or early twentieth century, with elegant structure. The black painted metal casing is complemented in some details with golden fillets. With its vintage aesthetics and its warm and unique sound, this is a real museum piece. The manual cylinder phonograph, with a wind-up rotary mechanism, reproduces the wax cylinders with a high quality of sound, typical of the period. This lot includes five original wax cylinders, a true rarity that increases the historical and cultural value of the piece.