Using miniature phonographs embedded inside, these “talking” baby dolls were toy manufacturers’ first attempt at using sound technology in toys. They marked a collaboration between Edison and William Jacques and Lowell Briggs, who worked to miniaturize the phonograph starting in 1878.
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The recording is kinda creepy: http://www.nps.gov/edis/photosmultimedia/talking-doll-record-hear-the-recording.htm
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