The Collaborative International Dictionary
Telegraphone
Telegraphone \Te*leg"ra*phone\, n. [Gr. th^le far + -graph + ? sound.] An instrument for recording and reproducing sound by local magnetization of a steel wire, disk, or ribbon, moved against the pole of a magnet connected electrically with a telephone receiver, or the like.
Wiktionary
telegraphone
n. An early device for recording sound by local magnetization of a steel wire, disk, or ribbon, moved against the pole of a magnet connected electrically with a telephone receiver or similar.
Usage examples of "telegraphone".
Guthrie himself met me at the door of the beautiful house on Woodridge Avenue and with a hearty handshake ushered me into the large room in the right wing outside of which we had placed the telegraphone two nights before.