Edison's Little Monsters

Edison's Little Monsters

This week, we find out why some ideas are better left on the drawing board. Thomas Edison, the inventor behind the light bulb and phonograph, thought it would be a great idea to make dolls talk. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. What was supposed to be a groundbreaking toy turned into a nightmare, with dolls spewing scratchy, eerie nursery rhymes that left children and parents terrified. And you know if it creeped the Victorians out, it was seriously creepy. So grab your phonographs and ready your ears for some serious nightmare fuel!


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Wikipedia - Phonograph


Smithsonian - Edison Talking Doll


npca.org - The World’s First Talking Dolls


Smithsonian Magazine - The Epic Failure of Thomas Edison’s Talking Doll


The Henry Ford - Edison Talking Doll, 1889-1890


Smithsonian Magazine - How Porcelain Dolls Became the Ultimate Victorian Status Symbol


Reddit - "Victorian Mourning Dolls"- Where's The Evidence?


Burials and Beyond - The World of Victorian Grave Dolls


The Order of the Good Death - Cabinet of Curiosities: Victorian Death Dolls

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