April 5, 2007

WATCH-CASE PHONOGRAPH (Jun, 1936)

Filed under: Music — @ 9:31 am
Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Jun, 1936
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WATCH-CASE PHONOGRAPH
Called the world’s tiniest talking machine, a miniature phonograph has been built into the case of a watch. When wound by the watch stem, a small spring mechanism turns a midget record. Sound is reproduced through a diminutive horn.

6 Comments »

1. An i-Phonograph!

   Comment by Stannous — April 5, 2007 @ 1:05 pm

2. How many seconds of sound would the mini record hold?

   Comment by Renan — April 5, 2007 @ 2:20 pm

3. I think you could get the beginning of a ringtone.

   Comment by Charlie — April 5, 2007 @ 2:31 pm

4. Dats how I bling it!!
   I remember when those came out.

   Comment by Grandma — October 11, 2007 @ 9:37 am

5. This is just about the greatest invention since the wheel…
   No seriously – Just think about how this marvel was received in it’s time!

   Comment by KimotoCat — June 1, 2008 @ 1:16 pm

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