The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it? – Historic Print
![The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it?, Cin[cinnati] ; N.Y. : The U.S. Printing Co., c1899. — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3e/3e5f59aa5302-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it?, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
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The poster's question, "Have you heard it?", sets the tone for an advertisement for the Edison Concert Phonograph, a larger machine built for public performances rather than home parlors. Printed around 1899 by the U.S. Printing Co. of New York and Cincinnati, it is a Russell-Morgan lithograph bearing Edison's trademark and the number 4229. Around the turn of the century, phonograph concerts gave large audiences a novel way to hear recorded music, and posters like this one were meant to draw them in.
| Created / published | Cin[cinnati] ; N.Y. : The U.S. Printing Co., c1899. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph. |
| Genre | Advertisements 1890-1900.Posters 1890-1900.Lithographs 1890-1900. |
| Notes | Thomas A. Edison trademark. A Russell-Morgan print. No. 4229. |
| Subjects | Thomas A. Edison, Inc.--Products--1890-1900. Phonographs--1890-1900. Concerts--1890-1900. Concert halls--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,062 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109705 |
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