telegraphone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of telegraphone
From the Danish word telegraphon, dating back to 1885–90. See tele- 1, grapho-, -phone
Example Sentences
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The telegraphone was the world’s first answering machine.
From Fox News
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
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
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