February 1889. "With a phone at my ear, I have heard Mr. Edison’s phonograph read off a page of Nicholas Nickleby so clearly that not one word in twenty was lost; the phonograph’s voice was as distinct and as loud as that of a telephone in good working order." #GiftArticle🎁
The New Talking MachinesA noted architect and writer commends Thomas Edison for his progress in developing the phonograph and predicts great things for its future.www.theatlantic.com