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1892 patent

Patent drawing of a conical phonograph horn with an internal cone-shaped deflector, concave annular and spherical reflectors, a diaphragm, and an electrically heated recording stylus mounted on springs and insulating mica strips.

APPARATUS FOR RECORDING SPEECH OR OTHER SOUNDSWilliam Bruening · November 15, 1892

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