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Identifier
P-12-02_Advertisement_Baker_Talking_Picture
Creation Date
1907
Subject—Names
Baker, William H.
Subject—Topics
Kinematograph; Advertisements; Home theatres; Motion pictures; Sound recordings
Date Range
ca. 1907
Description
Advertisement, unknown magazine, for “The Baker Talking Picture for the Home,” circa 1907. Device worked in conjunction with record player [referred to as a “talking machine”]. “For further particulars address Wm. H. Baker, P.O. Box 3099, Montreal P. Q. Canada.” [Patent #814,662, United States Patent Office, patented Mar. 13, 1906. William H. Baker of Central Falls, Rhode Island Kinematograph.]
Format
BW print with halftone illustration; 6.875” x 5.75”
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
P-12-02