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Edison Phonograph ad 1897

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Edison Phonograph ad 1897
Man, two women and two children listening to a phonograph. Girl is holding doll and another doll is under Christmas tree. There is a sign on the wall, The Edison Home Phonograph, and a portrait of Edison.
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1897 Christmas advertisement for the newest thing: The Edison Home Phonograph. Turntables are now making a comeback!
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12/11/2016
that little girl sitting down looks like that little girl from the movie The Munsters. i think her name was Tuesday.
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12/11/2016
She does! I didn't notice that before. But it's the Addams Family and her name was Wednesday. :)
Photo of Cathy Perry Cathy Perry
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12/11/2016
ha ha...yep, i had the wrong day of the week and the wrong movie. :D
Photo of Charity Chain Charity Chain
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12/11/2016
Cute.
Love the portrait of Edison on the wall! Sly!
Photo of Reuben Wong Reuben Wong
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12/11/2016
Is that Tesla?????
Photo of Bernice Jones Bernice Jones
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12/11/2016
Ha Ha Ha...I doubt it.
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12/11/2016
Kinda' like politics? One was smarter but the other was better at marketing? :)
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12/12/2016
He used to work for edison
Photo of Frances K. DeDura Frances K. DeDura
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12/12/2016
only one man at the table so it's got to be Edison.
I ve collected Edison
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12/11/2016
Is that Wednesday Addams sitting on the rug? but wait, her doll has a head.
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12/11/2016
Both look possessed!
Photo of Donna Nelson Donna Nelson
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12/12/2016
For now.....
Photo of Donna Nelson Donna Nelson
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12/12/2016
For now.....
My God, the girl in the front has a frightening face!!!
Photo of Liz Mccormack Molloy Liz Mccormack Molloy
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12/12/2016
,the Adams family comes to mind
Satan comes to mind!!! 😳
Photo of Gale R. Gough Gale R. Gough
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12/11/2016
For some reason this photo looks creepy..perhaps the frowning little girl; her doll; or the doll underneath the Charlie Brown Christmas tree; the Spartan-ly decorated room.......the whole ambiance is weird. LOL!
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12/12/2016
That little girl in front looks like she'd rather be out shoveling snow then participating in the advertisement. :P
Photo of Karl Lehnhardt Karl Lehnhardt
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12/12/2016
They were rocking that wax cylinder
Photo of Tony Howard Tony Howard
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12/12/2016
the little girl looks a bit peeved to say the least lol
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12/12/2016
The dolly next to the Christmas tree looks like coming from a horror movie
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12/12/2016
That little girl really worries me. LOL
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12/12/2016
Very cool find.
Photo of Michael Porter Michael Porter
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12/12/2016
Excellent picture. This has to be in a museum. I think I'll post one of him.
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12/23/2016
I agree
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