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	Early Recorded Sounds & Wax Cylinders 
	
	
	Explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records 
	and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos; 
	and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders.
	
	   
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	Cylinder of the Month 
	
	
	Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording – 
	a "new" cylinder every month.
	  
	For August:   
	Spirits flagging? 
	I recommend, from 1900, the joyous sound of Dance on Friday Night 
	by the Peerless Orchestra.
	  
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		July:  
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		That Beautiful Rag (Duet) 1910
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		June:  
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		Our Whistling Servant Girl (Song with whistling) 1900
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		May:  
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		You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May (Duet) 1904
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		April:  
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		The Night Alarm (Orchestra, descriptive) 1898
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		March:  
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		By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Song) 1910
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		February:  
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		"Toreador Song" from Carmen  (Baritone) 1903
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	An 1878 Recording 
	
	
	Want a primitive recording?   
	Try this experimental sound recording from 1878: 
	The world's earliest playable phonograph recording – 
	still audible today after more than 130 years . . . 
	
	   
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	Wax cylinder preservation tour 
	
	
	See the process used at Tinfoil.com to preserve 
	early wax cylinder recordings. 
	
	   
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	A Note to Caretakers of Early Sound Recordings 
	
	
	Preservation of brown wax cylinder recordings digitally transferred onto CDs, 
	including research, offered to collectors and institutions. 
	  
	See also the video guide for packing and shipping wax cylinder records.
	
	   
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	Tinfoil Resource Center 
	
	
	Locate answers, resources, 
	buyers and 
	sellers – 
	An antique phonograph and early sound recordings answer desk. 
	
	   
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