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children listening to the box, shanghai, 1910–1920s (quokk.au)
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[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No that's literally what they are doing. But on an ediphone not a gramophone. That upright cylinder is a wax tube storage box, I have several. The horizonal cylinder is literally on an ediphone.

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