Timeless Treasures
Here at 4-4 Time, we strive to bring you the best that we can locate. Most of our items are a hundred years of age and older, and all are in working condition unless mentioned in the description. These are timeless items which will become heirlooms for your family and future generations. Have questions about one of our items or looking for something in particular? Send us a message or give us a call. We’ll be glad to help!
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A quick note from 4‑4 Time:
Over the past several days, our USPS connection went down behind the scenes, which meant Media Mail wasn’t available at checkout. Because of that outage, the site defaulted to FedEx only, and many small cylinder orders suddenly showed shipping costs of $40+ instead of the usual $5.65 Media Mail rate. I know that kept a lot of you from placing orders, and I’m truly sorry for the frustration.
The good news is everything is fixed. USPS and Media Mail are fully restored, and shipping costs are back to normal.
To thank everyone for your patience, you can use coupon code: SPINAGAIN for 30% off all cylinder records (excluding Christmas cylinders). Good for use twice per customer. Expires: 08/31/2026. If you’ve been waiting to place an order, now’s a perfect time to spin something new and get back to building your collection.
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Antique Week
Never mind the questionable sound quality, the cracks and pops. The sometimes cumbersome equipment and having to change a needle after every play. Not to mention the limitations of a personal record library. At a time when an internet connection is all that’s needed for access to a wide variety of streamed music, there are those who prefer not to rely on modern technology for their listening pleasure. Because, at the intersection of art and science, antique phonographs continue to delight collectors by providing original music without electricity, wires, or tubes.
The invention of the phonograph was an evolving process, with twists and turns along the way. In 1877, Thomas Edison, to his great astonishment, successfully recorded (and played back) his recitation of “Mary had a little lamb” using a tinfoilcoated cylinder. A patent for his machine, which was intended not for musical enjoyment but for recording business dictation, was granted in...
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