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Posted: 06 Oct 2017

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Graphophone Entertainment Ticket

Graphophone Entertainment Ticket
"Graphophone Entertainment by Geo. L. Preston and Geo. Perkins. Admit one."

The graphophone was an early type of phonograph, and a "graphophone entertainment" (or "graphophone concert") was simply a program featuring music played on a graphophone (there were also "phonograph entertainments" and "phonograph concerts").

I haven't uncovered any trace of George L. Preston and George Perkins, but it's likely that they were selling tickets like this in the late 1890s or early 1900s.

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