DescriptionOn December 10, 1889, Mr. V. H. Emerson of Newark, New Jersey, an "electrician of long experience," demonstrated Thomas A. Edison's phonograph to the greater public of Hightstown, New Jersey. The following broadside describes the event entitled “The Wonderful Talking Machine.” Introduced in 1877, phonographs could record and reproduce sound recordings. Admission to the event that evening was 25 cents per person, and interested spectators could witness Edison’s phonograph on exhibit at the Peddie Institute Chapel, which was under the auspices of the Y.M.C.A. The broadside encourages interested individuals to attend the event in order that “all should avail themselves of the rare opportunity to hear this most remarkable production of modern times, which talks and sings, imitating every peculiarity of the human voice, and renders music of all kinds.”
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