Duplex advertisement, December 1905
One of the earliest known advertisements for The Duplex Phonograph Company. This ad appeared several times during December 1905 in William Jennings Bryan’s newspaper, The Commoner, published in Lincoln, Nebraska. Note the Lincoln, Nebraska, addresses and the tag line “Made for You In Kalamazoo.”
“We manufacture THE DUPLEX PHONOGRAPH under our own exclusive patents at our factory in Kalamazoo, Mich.”
The Commoner, 8 December 1905, p. 16 (Library of Congress)
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