c. 1911, Realia, D 8827/10(Misc)
An Edison Fireside Phonograph (combination type), Model A, serial number 21970. Produced between 1911 and 1912, comprising wooden cabinet; rounded top cover secured by end clips; polygonal straight horn in maroon with gilt decoration; rubber tube connecting horn to phonograph; and two-part metal rods and chain for suspending the horn. Also three representative cardboard wax cylinder containers, one containing a representative moulded cylinder made of hard black wax.