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The recording of Let Us Not Forget is believed to have been recorded in December 1918, and released in 1919 when Thomas Edison was 71 years old.
The recording is a speech given to the American people just after after World War One had ended. Today this is the most well-known recording of Mr. Edison's voice among collectors. Although issued on a 4-minute Blue Amberol cylinder, the speech runs for only 1:47 minutes.
EDISON'S SPEECH
On the cylinder Edison is introduced and then begins his speech....
“Thomas A. Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, has never before permitted his voice to be recorded for the public. Today, however, he has a message for you that is important enough to cause him to break his long established rule. Mr. Edison will now give you that message. I beg to introduce Mr. Thomas A. Edison:
This is Edison speaking. Our boys made good in France, the word 'American' has a new meaning in Europe. Our soldiers have made it mean courage, generosity, self-restraint and modesty. We are proud of the North Americans who risked their lives for the liberty of the world. But we must not forget and we must not permit demagogues to belittle the part played by our gallant allies. Their casualty list tells the story.
However proud we may be of our own achievements, let us remember always, that the war could not have been won if the Belgians, the British, the French and the Italians had not fought like bull-dogs in the face of overwhelming odds. The Great War will live dilately in the minds of Americans for the next hundred years. I hope that when we do reverence to the memory of our brave boys who fell in France, we shall not forget their brothers in arms who wore the uniform of our allies.
I believe that the national airs of France, Great Britain, Italy and Belgium should for all time to come be as familiar to us as our own Star Spangled Banner.”
NOTE to collectors: This Edison cylinder occasionally appears for sale on eBay. It is highly collectible so be prepared to up your bid.
Copy of a letter from Thomas Edison declining an invitation to attend the 1924 United Empire Loyalist celebrations in Belleville, Ontario.
From the W. C. Mikel papers, this item donated in 1963 by Allan Dempsey.
"Cable Address 'Edison, New York'
From the Laboratory
of
Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.
May 5, 1924
Hon. W. C. Mikel,
Mayor of the City of Belleville,
Belleville, Ontario.
My dear Sir:
I appreciate your kind invitation to attend the 140th anniversary of the settlement of Upper Canada by the United Empire Loyalists in June next, and thank you.
Unfortunately, I shall be unable to give myself the pleasure of attending this celebration as I am in the midst of a series of important investigations that require my constant presence at the Laboratory and I am unable at this time to make any appointments for the future.
Yours very truly,
Thos A Edison
TAE:JRO"
The Edison Cylinder Phonograph was invented by Thomas Edison in the 1880s. Originally intended as a machine to transcribe telegraphic messages, phonographs were used as dictating machines in offices before being used for music at home. The first models on the market in 1891 sold for $150 (over $4,000.00 today!!). The cylinders used to record and re-play music were made of wax and originally had a playing time of 2 minutes. In 1901, the molding of cylinders was established, increasing the efficiency of mass production as cylinders were previously engraved once per recording.
This is an example of the Amberola model, introduced to the market in 1909 and meant as a high quality-luxury machine.
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TMC RTS awaiting to transport members of the media. This 2nd hand bus from California is being utilized for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic bus fleet.
Thomas Edison's laboratory originally located in Menlo Park, New Jersey, now stands in Greenfield Village.
Dearborn, Michigan, USA
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The Edison International Airport. I know this is the airport because the dirt road running next to it was named Airport Road. I added the "international" part.
Number 67 for 119 Pictures in 2019 : Light Bulbs
Most interesting to see these filament bulbs which ar a modern energy saving spin on the old Edison originals.
With a little digifiddle fun
I saw the lab as a kid. It is one of the reasons I became an engineer. Note the chair on the left. Edison himself sat in the char during a visit to the village. Henry Ford had it nailed to the floor to forever commemorate the event.
The Edison No.1 was originally a wood-burning 0-4-0 locomotive built by the Manchester Locomotive Works in Manchester, N.H., in the 1870s. Ford acquired the locomotive and tender from the Edison Cement Corporation in 1932.
After the acquisition, Ford had the locomotive sent to the Ford Rouge Shops were it was rebuilt and significantly modified to its current 4-4-0 configuration. Additionally, the boiler was enlarged and the sand dome was moved forward. The tender was rebuilt and appears to be in its original configuration. The locomotive was originally oil-fired but was converted to burn coal in the early 1980's.
I photographed the No. 1 in Greenfield Village as it was under steam waiting to depart with a load of passengers.
I love the environment but fuck CFLs, they make everyone look like someone just killed their dog.
[edit] it's the edison bulb gizmodo sees when it closes its eyes at night, yay!