Town of
Hornby
Steuben County, New York
Lillian
Adams'
Phonograph
The following is a portion
of a
letter from Lillian's cousin Glenn Rhodes:
...Almost every summer my parents Bert and
Marge Rhodes
would take me to visit
Lillian and for a week or more we participated in the family
get togethers and enjoyed staying in the house that my dad and so many
other people have such fond memories of.
The following is probably the only example of recordings of a
functioning
Edison cylinder record player (Lillian's). It was in her parlor
room and I enjoyed listening to it every year when I was
there. There are a few non-functioning examples of these early
Edisons at the museum. Although Lillian's machine and
records were sold with her estate, I was excited to find this
tape recording of four cylinders I made so many years ago and with
today's mp3 technology, I am glad to be able to share
them with you. Although this is technically not
a piece of Hornby history, it was recorded in
Lillian's house and perhaps you too would enjoy listening to a
small piece of history...
Photos
from the
collection of Glenn Rhodes
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