Original Bell Tainter Cardboard Wax-coated Record 1888 ,no Edison
  $   2,676

 


$ 2676 Sold For
Jul 29, 2025 Sold Date
Jul 22, 2025 Start Date
13   Number Of Bids
  Netherlands Country Of Seller
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Extremely rare original Bell-Tainter  wax-on-cardboard  record. Length: 14 cm , diam. 3 cm. This record, dating from the 1888-ies only can be played on an early B-T Graphophone.Since I do not have such machine I cannot tell what is recorded on this record; it seems partly is blank, partly it has a recording.The condition is excellent, with hardly any loss of the wax coating, and it is perfectly round. Provenance: The EMI collection.

Bell and Tainter developed aroung 1887/'88 a wax-coated cardboard cylinder for the Graphophone, an improvement over Edison's tinfoil-covered cylinders. This wax coating allowed for better sound fidelity and longer recording times.
Will be professionally packed. I am happy to combine with other wins, you only pay actual postal charge.Let me know whether I should hold your wins in order to combine, and wait with payment till you receive invoice from me. To USA; 1 record  ( 480 grams)  euro/dollar 20 2 records                                         20 3 records                                         23,50 4 records                                         23,50 NB: Shipment from Europe is pretty unreliable these days regarding deliverytime.From 8 days up to 6 weeks--can't help it.


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