Prince Bismarck and Count Moltke Before the Recording Horn: The Edison Phonograph in Europe, 1889-1890
by Stephan Puille [translation by Patrick Feaster]
On 15 June 1889, Adelbert Theodor Edward ("Theo") Wangemann started out aboard the four-master "La Bourgogne" on a trip to Europe on behalf of Thomas Alva Edison that was supposed to last for only a few weeks, but from which he was not in fact to return until 27 February 1890. ..
including twelve sound examples.
http://www.nps.gov/edis/photosmultim...n.htm#_ednref1
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Peter