Social History — 1904
Cylinder, phonograph cylinder
The handwritten description on this wax phonograph cylinder's box reads "Hymn sung at Lyndale in Nursery Nov 15 1904 by Gladys (alto), Hilda, Oliver, Leslie & Hampden. Key D / Minnie speaking at the beginning." Also, faintly in pencil "Come Ye Children Praise Me".
This recording was made by Cromwell Wall (1866-1937) who lived with his wife Minnie and their nine children at their home 'Lyndale' in Parkhurst Road, New Southgate.
Gladys, Hilda, Oliver, Leslie and Hampden were Cromwell's five oldest children. They are standing third, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh from the right on the attached photograph, which shows the family at Lyndale. On the left of the photograph stand (from right to left) their younger sisters and brothers Doris, Howard, Muriel and Phyllis. Cromwell and Minnie are standing on the right of the photograph.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 2008.91/16
- Object name:
- cylinder, phonograph cylinder
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1904
- Material:
wax (cylinder), card, paper (box)
- Measurements/duration:
- H 110 mm, DM 126 mm (cylinder), H 123 mm, DM 150 mm (box)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
Museum of London
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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