Caption

Illustration from 1878 shows Thomas Edison's megaphone, an early acoustic device for amplifying sound. The device consists of two large funnels for listening and a central funnel for speaking, which should significantly increase the range of the voice, illustration, reproduction from a 19th-century original. Authentic, file restored for optimal use, exact date of submission unknown, historical

Date

Jun 08, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK26H25_296

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

105.4Mb (35.1Mb) / 23.1in x 17.7in / 6944 x 5304 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted distance black loud date history drawing accurate funnel two communication call classic illustration depiction early antiquity historic big speak conversation hear restored acoustic contemporary drawn megaphone file authentic woodcut loudspeaker restoration closeness appliance announcement vintage range voice sound sketch printing method replication 19th century Historic illustration close up Wood engraving no one noisy precise 2 shout classical representation ancient times historical large talk listen acoustical real xylograph reconstruction close to equipment nineteenth century Historical illustration close No People exact great chat realistic woodprint proximity device reproduction 1900s nobody genuine implement replica uninhabited talking copy empty chitchat distances dates drawings funnels communications calling illustrations depictions Altertum speaking conversations hearing megaphones files woodcuts loudspeakers restorations appliances announcements ranges voices printing methods 19th-century Historic illustrations shouting classically historically listening reconstructions Historical illustrations chatting replicas chitchatting on black calls depicting historical image history image history images speaks hears restoration work vintage-styled shouts representing talks listens chats chitchats