In 1889, Louis Glass and his partner, William S. Arnold, presented first coin-operated phonograph.
It Happened in Palais Royal Saloon at 303 Sutter St., in San Francisco.
It Happened in Palais Royal Saloon at 303 Sutter St., in San Francisco.
Athitakis, Mark. (1999). Riff Raff. Available: http://www.sfweekly.com/1999-12-01/music/riff-raff/. Last accessed 01-05-2013.
It's quite ironic that this machine, a predecessor of modern jukeboxes and, in some kind, of all the music/video subscription services operating now – was presented 110 years ago at the same state where most of the startups are situated in our days.
The presentation of a "nickel-in-the-slot phonograph" marked the start of an "artificial on-demand entertainment", where you can pay for the entertainment, but you still don't own it.
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| Glass's jukebox patent. |
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