The Antique Phonograph Society Annual Banquet, Show & Sale will be held August 12-13, 2017 at the UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave, Buena Park, California. As always, expect dealers from all over North America to be offering a wide variety of items from the commonplace to the fabulously rare. Whether it be old recordings,… Read more »

Inspired by the first home entertainment system, La Victrola is a 35-foot tall interactive art piece celebrating the history of musical performance, recording and art. A community art build, La Victrola is under construction at American Steel studios in Oakland, and will be unveiled for the first time at Burning Man, 2016.   On a… Read more »

Grayslake Antique Market presents an “Accent on Phonographs” Date: September 10-11, 2016 All APS Society members are invited to participate in the 2016 Grayslake, IL Antique Market with an “Accent on Phonographs”. The show venue is a large air conditioned show barn with excellent loading facilities at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake Ill. Regular scheduled… Read more »

At the close of Dealer/Early Buyer Day at the Union Show on Friday June 10, 2016, The APS will sponsor another FREE presentation for all antique phonograph collectors. Featured speakers are Robin & Joan Rolfs who will present an entertaining and informative program titled “The Sound of the Edison Talking Doll.” This past year they… Read more »

Los Angeles, CA, 28 February 2016— The Antique Phonograph Society hosted an exhibition and demonstration of early sound devices at the Cinema Audio Society Awards on February 20 at the historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. To view some photos of interest, you may browse the following Dropbox link. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lm0xqu0z82dohlo/AACpSm8fg8k_L3xb33nW8H8ha?dl=0 Following is a… Read more »

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The Antique Phonograph Society Annual Banquet, Show & Sale will be held August 13-14, 2016 at the UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave, Buena Park, California. As always, expect dealers from all over North America to be offering a wide variety of items from the commonplace to the fabulously rare. Whether it be old recordings,… Read more »

Grayslake Antique Market presents an “Accent on Phonographs” Date: September 12-13, 2015 All APS Society members are invited to participate in the 2015 Grayslake, IL Antique Market with an accent on: Antique Phonographs. The show venue is a large air conditioned show barn with excellent loading facilities at the Lake County Fairgrounds. Regular scheduled events… Read more »

The Sound of Edison’s Talking Doll Friday, April 17, 2015 at 1:00 pm Thomas Edison National Historical Park welcomes Joan and Robin Rolfs, authors of the book “Phonograph Dolls and Toys”, for a 90-minute program exploring the history and sounds of Edison’s “Talking Doll” invention of 1888-1890. Robin Rolfs will describe the technology of the… Read more »

The American Experience Presents: “Edison” Premieres Tuesday, January 27, 2015 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS Consult your local listings for channel information.

The Antique Phonograph Society Annual Banquet, Show & Sale will be held August 8-9, 2015 at the UFCW Union Hall, 8530 Stanton Ave, Buena Park, California. As always, expect dealers from all over North America to be offering a wide variety of items from the commonplace to the fabulously rare. Whether it be old recordings,… Read more »