the acoustograph, 1920



 

 

the richophone
the prat sampler
the acoustograph
the social communicator
the case communicator
the chordmaster
the zenith radio hat
the pester
the videocase

pester

the acoustograph: overview

In 1925, the Acoustograph was a music downloading device well ahead of its time. The upper class city families that owned these devices would request a musical composition with the Morse key, down telegraph wire. Todays equivalent of this pioneer hardware, are well known applications such as iTunes and Napster.

 

the acoustograph: in pictures

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the acoustograph: in film

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The Acoustograph Film
   

 

the acoustograph: research sites

Storing and Accessing Music Collections (Andrew Mays)
Lost Media | Found Objects (Erling Binns)

 

designers/restorers

Andrew Mays
E Binns




  

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