telegraphone

[tuh-leg-ruh-fohn]

noun

1. an early magnetic sound-recording device for use with wire, tape, or disks.

Word History and Origins

Origin of telegraphone¹

From the Danish word telegraphon, dating back to 1885–90. See tele- ¹, grapho-, -phone

Example Sentences

The American Telegraphone Company, which had attempted unsuccessfully to market the machine, claimed that AT&T feared the device’s ability to record calls.”

From Fox News

The telegraphone was the world’s first answering machine.

From Fox News

A 1925 Edison Western Union Stock Ticker, a 1915 Springfield-made Telegraphone and an 1895 Edison Home Phonograph are among the items planned for the display.

From Washington Times

The 'telegraphone' directly records on a steel tape the sounds of the human voice as sent through the telephone, and by an absolutely invisible re-arrangement of the magnetized particles of steel, makes a writing in which there is no possibility of visual legibility.

From Project Gutenberg

"A telegraphone," replied Constance, shutting it off for a moment.

From Project Gutenberg