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A complete manual of the Edison phonograph

CONTENTS. Preface 3 List of Illustrations 6 Index of Phonograph Parts 9 Introduction 10 Types of Phonograph 13 Phonograph Body 19 Motor and Governor 24 Operating the Machine 30 Special Directions 36 Index of Spring. Motor Parts 41 Edison Spring Motor 42 Batteries 47 Nickel-in-the-slot Phonographs 55 Dictating and Transcribing 60 Phonograph Cylinder 65 Horns and Tubes 71 Shaving of Cylinders 76 Speakers and Glasses 81 Index of Speaker Parts 83 Record-making 86 ILLUSTRATIONS. Portrait of Mr. Edison Frontispiece Standard Electric Phonograph, Type M 8, 14 Standard Spring Motor Phonograph 16 Phonograph Body 18, 20 Electric Motor 24 Electric Governor 27 Putting on Cylinder 31 Recording Position 31 Reproducing Position 32 Position for Shaving 34 Edison Spring Motor 40, 43 Portable Primary and Storage Batteries 48 Primary Battery for Continuous Service 50 Nickel-in-the-slot Phonograph 54 Coin Chute 56 Nickel Action 57 Automatic Return Mechanism 58 Method of Stopping while Transcribing 64 Method of Handling Cylinders 67 Method of Wrapping Cylinders 68 Laboratory Recording Horns 70 Duplex Speaker 82 Standard Speaker 83 Automatic Speaker 83 Instantaneous Speaker Clamp 89 Digitized by Google.

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