United States Gramophone Company

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The United States Gramophone Company was an early American record and phonograph manufacturer established in the 1890s that played a key role in the commercial development of disc-based sound recording.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf phonograph manufacturer
record company
sound recording company
associatedWith Emile Berliner NERFINISHED
basedIn Washington, D.C.
businessModel commercial sale of disc records
sale of gramophone players
country United States of America
surface form: United States
distributionChannel mail-order sales
retail dealers
formatUsed lateral-cut discs
foundedInPeriod 1890s
historicalEra late 19th century
industry phonograph manufacturing
sound recording
keyTechnology disc-based sound recording
locationCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
market United States sound recording market
medium shellac discs
notableFor early commercial disc records in the United States
product disc records
phonographs
sound recordings
recordingType acoustic recording
roleInHistory early American record manufacturer
pioneer of disc-based sound recording
played key role in commercial development of disc records
soundCarrier single-sided discs
status defunct
technologyLineage Berliner gramophone system NERFINISHED

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Emile Berliner founded United States Gramophone Company