Sound Recordings from a Century Ago

In the clips below, a museum curator demonstrates how to operate two hand-cranked working phonographs, one that plays wax cylinders and one that plays an early version of records. Watch these clips and answer the discussion questions that follow. “Submit” your response to each question.

Video Source: Shawn Harmsen

Video Source: Shawn Harmsen

Discussion Questions

Question 1

Question 2