Accession Number
CCEA2007.1.1
Title
Cylinder Player
Object Type
cylinder player
Description
Cylinder players were one of the earliest sound recording players, with greatest populary from the 1800s to 1910s. The sound is produced by a cylinder that turns on a hand-cranked machine and a needle that reads…
Cylinder players were one of the earliest sound recording players, with greatest populary from the 1800s to 1910s. The sound is produced by a cylinder that turns on a hand-cranked machine and a needle that reads grooves on the cylinder.
Credit Line
Donated by Olga Chorny
Citation
Page Citation for CCEA2007.1.1 - Cylinder Player
Page Citation
"CCEA2007.1.1 - Cylinder Player, Canadian Centre for Ethnomusicology - Artifacts." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/14-189307. Accessed 24 May. 2025.