The phonoscope (Nov 1896-Dec 1899)

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18 THE PHONOSCOPE January-February, 1897 \ K N. | from Six to Sixty Years • • f T^IHI /\\\\\\\\ mm \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \\ ' Something for the Children / ECHOPHONE THE LATEST TALKING MACHINE "Leslie's Weekly" is considered the best and most popular illustrated weekly in America. Its subscription price is $4.00 per year, and the Echophone $10.00. Now you wonder how we can sell both for JS.oo. We will tell you. We want 250,000 subscribers to "Leslie's Weekly.'' HEN Edison invented the phonograph, which reproduces the human voice, it was considered the greatest invention of the age — and so it was. Jnst think a moment. Human voices, bands of music, songs of all kinds, speeches and lectures by great statesmen reproduced by these machines. Why are not phonographs in every household ? They cost too much — $40 to $200. We have solved the problem. An Echophone will be shipped you (express charges to be paid by the purchaser) and " Leslie's Weekly " every week for one year, for the remarkably low price of $8.00. The Echophone is run by clock-work. An}child can operate it. One record goes with each machine ; extra records, fifty cents each. The phonograph and graphophone cylinders can be used in this machine. We believe that we can get them this way. Those who advertise with us when we publish that number of papers will pay for our loss now. Therefore, the number of machines will be limited — " first come, first served." LESLIE'S WEEKLY no Fifth Avenue, New York City