Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?/

Thanks again. Yes. Madeleine was born in late May of 1888, so there are some limitations with these stories. It does seem as if some of these accounts (of recording crying babies) have been, shall we say, "conflated." By the time of Miller's book on Edison (1931), the general version had

Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?/

20, 2016 5:16 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Cc: allena...@aol.com Subject: Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?/ Thank you, Patrick. I see that Francis Miller (1931) basically lifted the anecdote (regarding the baby crying on tinfoil, 'NY Herald') from Francis Jones' 1907 bio of Edison.

Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?/

Thank you, Patrick. I see that Francis Miller (1931) basically lifted the anecdote (regarding the baby crying on tinfoil, 'NY Herald') from Francis Jones' 1907 bio of Edison. Is it possible to push the story back further in time? The ("NY Herald") text that both authors used was

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Thank you, Joan, I see your pp 177-179 reference in Miller's book as being from the 'New York Herald,' 1877. However, I think that Miller has mangled the citation, that it is really from 1895, and from the 'Philadelphia Inquirer.' Much thanks! Now to see if the story can be traced

Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?

Allen, I checked my Francis Miller book "An Inspiring Story for boys", Pages 177 to 179. The story is recorded in the New York Times in 1877. Complete Times article is in the Miller book. Joan L. In a message dated 4/19/2016 5:54:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,

Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?

A story of this type was reported about Madeleine starting in 1888, involving wax rather than tinfoil, with numerous variants (including a couple where she was narrowly rescued from pinching but then cried anyway when the noise of some machinery frightened her). Sources include: "The Baby at

Re: [Phono-L] edison's son made recording?

It sounds like something Francis Miller might make up Quoting AllenAmet--- via Phono-L : > Hi > > Does anyone remember where the story of Edison's son ("Dash") making a > tinfoil recording (1877-78) because his father pinched him, appears? > > Thanks. > > Allen >