







 Dedicated to the preservation of early recorded sounds 



 Early Recorded Sounds & Wax Cylinders

Explore early sound recording methods, two-minute wax cylinder records and antique phonographs; see plenty of rare vintage photos; and enjoy listening to early recorded sounds taken directly from the original wax cylinders.





 Cylinder of the Month

Listen to a complete two-minute wax cylinder recording  a "new" cylinder every month.

For September : Edison's version of a minstrel show condensed into two minutes: From 1904, the Georgia Minstrels.



Recently : August: Dance on Friday Night (Orchestra, descriptive) 1900 July: That Beautiful Rag (Duet) 1910 June: Our Whistling Servant Girl (Song with whistling) 1900 May: You're as Welcome as the Flowers in May (Duet) 1904 April: The Night Alarm (Orchestra, descriptive) 1898 March: By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Song) 1910

See also the archive .





 An 1878 Recording

Want a primitive recording? Try this experimental sound recording from 1878: The world's earliest playable phonograph recording  still audible today after more than 130 years . . .





 Wax cylinder preservation tour

See the process used at Tinfoil.com to preserve early wax cylinder recordings.





 A Note to Caretakers of Early Sound Recordings

Preservation of brown wax cylinder recordings digitally transferred onto CDs, including research, offered to collectors and institutions.

See also the video guide for packing and shipping wax cylinder records.



