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Lead screw mechanism

Patent drawing of a cylinder phonograph with a reproducing carriage on a threaded shaft, a curved flexible tube leading to an external funnel, and mechanical levers and rails for automatically lifting and returning the carriage.

AUTOMATIC REPEATING MECHANISM FOR PHONOGRAPHS.Jacob H. Ling · November 4, 1890

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