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  • Van Ausdall and Farrar's in-house Voice Museum features dozens of variations of Edison's Ediphone dictating machine arranged in chronological order. - Perry Reichanadter

    Van Ausdall and Farrar's in-house Voice Museum features dozens of variations of Edison's Ediphone dictating machine arranged in chronological order.

  • Van Ausdall and Farrar President Eric von Grimmenstein, 55, has been fascinated with the history of audio recording for more than 20 years. - Perry Reichanadter

    Van Ausdall and Farrar President Eric von Grimmenstein, 55, has been fascinated with the history of audio recording for more than 20 years.

  • A 1888 Bell and Tainter hand-powered phonograph. Audio technology remains a key component of the office automation industry. - Perry Reichanadter

    A 1888 Bell and Tainter hand-powered phonograph. Audio technology remains a key component of the office automation industry.

  • 1897 Columbia business phonographs are in Van Ausdall's collection. The firm got its start in 1914, when Edison selected it to distribute the Ediphone. - Perry Reichanadter

    1897 Columbia business phonographs are in Van Ausdall's collection. The firm got its start in 1914, when Edison selected it to distribute the Ediphone.

  • A 1905 Edison business phonograph is part of the museum, which primarily is used to educate Van Ausdall clients and the occasional special guest. - Perry Reichanadter

    A 1905 Edison business phonograph is part of the museum, which primarily is used to educate Van Ausdall clients and the occasional special guest.

  • A 1927 replica of the original Edison Kreusi 1877 tinfoil phonograph that was used in a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the phonograph. - Perry Reichanadter

    A 1927 replica of the original Edison Kreusi 1877 tinfoil phonograph that was used in a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the phonograph.

  • Edison dictates on one of his business phonographs. - Perry Reichanadter

    Edison dictates on one of his business phonographs.