Symphonium, Maryland Station, ca. late 1800s
Courtesy of the Greenup Family. Photograph by Sandra McEwan.
The Symphonion Company started business in 1885 and produced the first disc-playing musical box. Music was created by protrusions that struck tiny teeth in the arm over the rotating disc. Each disc contained different music.
Courtesy of the Greenup Family. Photograph by Sandra McEwan.
The Symphonion Company started business in 1885 and produced the first disc-playing musical box. Music was created by protrusions that struck tiny teeth in the arm over the rotating disc. Each disc contained different music.
Courtesy of the Greenup Family. Photograph by Sandra McEwan.
The Symphonion Company started business in 1885 and produced the first disc-playing musical box. Music was created by protrusions that struck tiny teeth in the arm over the rotating disc. Each disc contained different music.