Signedprinted on label of cylinder: THOMAS A. EDISON (repeated around circumference) / EDISON RECORD / REGISTERED IN U.S. PATENT OFFICE, AUG. 9. 1904 - COPYRIGHT 1904, BY NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY / THOMAS A. EDISON (repeated around circumference)
Inscribedprinted on top label: 9622 / RED WING / (MILLS) / TENOR SOLO / FREDERICK H. POTTER / EDISON RECORD;
FunctionProtective storage for wax cylinder used to record and reproduce sound.
ProvenanceMay have been part of gift including a phonograph, two horns, and a set of 37 wax cylinders. See object 8503 for details.