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The Phonogram (1902-04)

Page scan 0007 from The Phonogram

Record Details:

Title:
The Phonogram
Date:
1902-04
Volume:
The Phonogram (II), Issue 24
Leaf #:
0007
Language:
English
Subjects:
honograph,"Phonograph History, Thomas Edison","National Phonograph Company","Sound Recording History
Collection:
Recorded Sound
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 20, 2022
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•j The National Phonograph Co. has immortalized “The Boy with the A!xe.” He is the Substance of an Idea. The Realism of the Phonograph is expressed in his person, in his uplifted arm, in the poised Hatchet. He is “Looking for the Band.” He has converted thousands by his mute praise of the Phonograph’s Power. He has become the Symbol of this Power. His picture is familiar to the Peoples of the entire world. There are languages and languages and languages on this Earth of ours, but a Picture is a Universal Language. And now The Boy has become a Statue. In the guise of a tiny bronzed image, he will live forever. Ink may fade and paper may decay; but the Bronze Boy will still be telling his silent story of the Phonograph, when in future ages, Macaulay’s New Zealander comes to sketch the mins of St. Paul’s. , ' In the shape of a handy paper weight the Bronze Boy is for sale by Phono- graph dealers (and others) everywhere. Height. 3^ in- ches. Base measures 3 by 3 inches. Weight, 2 pound . Price, securely boxed,