{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b9bec20210690018d12df4/665808b7904d070013568afd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Edison's Little Monsters","description":"<p>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!</p><p><br></p><p>See photos discussed in this episode on our<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/conjuringcuriosities/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> instagram</a></p><p>Follow us on<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@conjuringcuriosities\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> tiktok</a> for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!</p><p><br></p><p>VIDEO:</p><p><a href=\"https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMMwNy9Cx/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ItWorks - How does a record player work with sound…</a></p><p><br></p><p>RECORDINGS:</p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edison%27s_Phonograph_Doll\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Edison’s Phonograph Doll</a></p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES:&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonograph\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Phonograph</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.si.edu/object/edison-talking-doll%3Anmah_1413900\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smithsonian - Edison Talking Doll</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.npca.org/articles/3018-the-world-s-first-talking-dolls\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">npca.org - The World’s First Talking Dolls</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/epic-failure-thomas-edisons-talking-doll-180955442/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smithsonian Magazine - The Epic Failure of Thomas Edison’s Talking Doll</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/65699/#slide=gs-330605\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Henry Ford - Edison Talking Doll, 1889-1890</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-porcelain-dolls-became-the-ultimate-status-symbol-180980945/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smithsonian Magazine - How Porcelain Dolls Became the Ultimate Victorian Status Symbol</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/badhistory/comments/hdrgvg/victorian_mourning_dolls_wheres_the_evidence/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit - \"Victorian Mourning Dolls\"- Where's The Evidence?</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://burialsandbeyond.com/2019/01/20/the-world-of-victorian-grave-dolls/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Burials and Beyond - The World of Victorian Grave Dolls</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/cabinet-of-curiosities-victorian-death-dolls/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Order of the Good Death - Cabinet of Curiosities: Victorian Death Dolls</a></p>","author_name":"Clara and Sabrina"}