I've been to Dearborn only once - and that was 10 years ago. At that time, the only talking machine I saw at the Henry Ford was an exhibition Bergmann tinfoil phonograph. I doubt that most people noticed it or even knew what it was unless they paused to read the little sign. Greenfield Village was better, in that the Edison Menlo Park lab featured a couple of original tinfoil machines. Still, I didn't see a single morning glory horn or Victrola in either place. There was an extensive display of adding machines and old office equipment, a complete history of vacuum cleaners, and other drab (to my eye at least) and rather boring (ibid) exhibits. I longed to be given the opportunity to arrange a variety of talking machines in the large space occupied by those adding machines... Still, the tremendous exhibits of automobiles, trains, and dozens of other attractions made the visit absolutely worthwhile.
George P. -----Original Message----- From: Ken and Brenda Brekke <kb...@charter.net> To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Sun, Jul 3, 2011 8:56 am Subject: [Phono-L] Dearborn trip We will be taking a sort of Pilgrimage in our Model A Ford to Dearborn Michigan in August. This will be a sort of crescendo of both of my hobby interests to visit the Ford Museum and also Greenfield Village and the Edison exhibits. In our travels, we will be staying in Ludington, Saginaw, Romulus, and Grand Rapids. My question to anyone on this list from Michigan is Are there any phonograph related sites to see in these towns? If we have time, I would like to check them out. If anyone has had the opportunity to visit Greenfield Village, what would you recommend to look for and not miss? We will have about 3 ½ days onsite and dont want to miss anything. Thanks, Ken Brekke _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
