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The commercial development of the phonograph, during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, inspired a host of adjunct technology, from fancifully-painted flower horns to record storage disguised as furniture. Here are gadgets to make any snake oil salesman proud. A lively tour of these utterly entertaining objects is illustrated with 555 color photographs. To aid the collector there is a guide to current values.
About the Book On Tour with Theodore Roosevelt is a chronological photographic record of Theodore Roosevelt and what life was like during the presidential campaign of 1900. This work is entirely composed of original, previously unpublished photographs of then New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt campaigning in Michigan, South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Many of the photographs have a hand-written caption on verso, which identifies the subject and location and are such noted in the complementing text. The dates of the photographs are guestimates based on the knowledge of Roosevelt’s day-to-day campaign activities and provide the reader with a timeline of eve...
An engaging and sometimes humorous book about the art of listening. The author suggests that to improve the effectiveness of our listening and communication skills, we should model our behaviour after dogs, the masters of communication.
Out of the authors' latest explorations, this gorgeous new book has come to life---illustrating entirely different talking machines from those in their previous books. Follow the progress of the acoustic talking machine from its crude beginnings in the 1870s to its most splendid and sophisticated heights in the early 20th century. An unparalleled archive of rare, fascinating, and previously undocumented objects has been assembled. The story behind the beautiful, bright machinery is told through clear and insightful descriptions, and many previously unpublished facts are revealed.
An incredible variety of antique record players is documented, including those with external-horns as well as internal-horn devices, collectively known as "talking machines." The authoritative text and up-to-date value guide complement hundreds of photos to provide in this one volume a veritable library on the subject.
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