Edison Phonograph Works Issued to and Signed by Harry F. Miller - 1923 dated Stock Certificate

Stock issued to and signed on back by Harry F. Miller, Edison's personal secretary. In 1888, Edison founded the Edison Phonograph Works. Edison Records, one of the pioneering record labels in the early recording industry, played a significant role in the development of sound recording and reproduction. In 1888, Edison manufactured the first phonograph cylinders, and later that year, he founded the Edison Phonograph Company. From 1896 onwards, Edison’s National Phonograph Company produced recorded wax cylinders, later replaced by Blue Amberol cylinders and vertical-cut Diamond Discs. The company underwent reorganization in 1911 and became Thomas A. Edison, Inc.