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American Graphophone Company

American Graphophone Company is an American record company 1887-1917 based in Bridgeport.1 It is part of Columbia Graphophone Company.1 It ceased to exist in 1893.1

Die American Graphophone Company, auch American Graphophone Co., war der erste industrielle Hersteller von Graphophonen, insbesondere von den daraus abgeleiteten Diktiergeräten zur geschäftlichen Nutzung, in den Vereinigten Staaten. Die Gründung des Unternehmens durch James O. Clephane, Andrew Devine und John H. White datiert auf den 28. März 1887.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 28, 1887Founded1
  • Industryprocess engineering device1
  • HeadquartersBridgeport, United States1

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Products and brands

  • graphophone

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

  • Columbia Graphophone Company since Jan 1913

Divisions

  • Lakeside Disc Record

Former owners and parents

  • Columbia Phonograph Company Gen'l 1894 to Jan 1913

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Company1

Timeline

  1. Dec 13, 1917Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jan 1913Acquired Acquired by Columbia Graphophone Company1
  3. 1894Acquired Acquired by Columbia Phonograph Company Gen'l1
  4. 1893Dissolved Dissolved1
  5. Mar 28, 1887Founded Founded1

Sources

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