Victrola
phonograph
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The Victrola was a trademark used for a phonograph. The phonograph, invented by Thomas Edison in 1877, was the first machine to reproduce a recording of the human voice. Early recordings were made on cylinders, but Emile Berliner later developed the Gramophone, which used discs. The Victor Talking Machine Company, which became a giant in the industry, produced Victrolas. These machines played records and became very popular, with the term "Victrola" often used generically for disc phonographs.12
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