Check with the Library of Congress Federal Cylinder Project. It is located
in the Division of Folklife and Judith Gray used to head it up. They
transfer cylinders to tape.

Paul Apodaca

On Wed, 27 Nov 1996, Ken Platt wrote:

> Gabrielle V Michalek wrote:
> >
> > We have recently acquired a dictaphone made by the American Graphophone
> > Company with the last patent date being December 31, 1907.  Along with
> > the dictaphone there are eleven wax cylinders with recordings on them,
> > dated 1915. I have contacted WRS here in Pittsburgh, and they are not
> > equipped to work with this material.  I am also interested in having the
> > recordings transferred on to new media during their first play.   Does
> > anyone have any experience or advice concerning dictaphones and
> > cylinders from this era?
> >
> > Gabrielle V. Michalek
> > University Archivist
> > Carnegie Mellon University
> > Pittsburgh, PA 15221
> > [log in to unmask]
> You might want to try the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan because
> when I was there recenty I saw machines like you are talking about in
> their collection. If they are not able to help you, they may be able to
> direct you to someone who can.
> --
>
>
> Ken Platt
> Registrar Butler Institute of American Art
> Youngstown, Ohio
>