SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, March 30, 1878  Appearing on inside page is a nice 4 1/2 by 4 1/2 inch illustration of Edison's recent invention the phonograph. Amazed by this uncomplicated apparatus, the report begins: "It is a peculiar feature of the Edison phonograph that no mere description can impart any real adequate idea of its performances. Fully familiar as we are and have been with the machine since its inception, it is still impossible for us to listen to it without a feeling of astonishment and a well defined doubt that our senses are not deceiving us. The extreme simplicity of the contrivance enhances this notion...." (see)
The report continues providing a detailed description of how the phonograph actually works, plus some discussion about the modifications to improve the intensity of the sound. At the end of the report is talk about an astonishing proposal made by Edison that he was going to build: "...a huge phonograph to the go in the great bronze statue of Liberty which is to be built in New York Harbor, so that the metal giant can make speech audible over the entire bay."
Included in this issue as well is the patent Edison received for the phonograph. At the end is the Official Index Of Inventions For Which Letters Patent of the U. S. were Granted in the Week Ending February 19, 1878 with a listing for "Phonograph or speaking machine, T. A. Edison...200,521."
Complete and In good condition.