A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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They claimed that they had been illegally deprived their franchises Edison's manipulation various phonograph companies. Competition increased steadily the twentieth century more companies entered the phonograph market. The introduction the disc phonograph challenged the cylinder machine everywhere. Sales the Edison cylinder machine decreased rapidly while the disc machines marketed its competitors were rapidly . The Edison company had compete with cheap cylinder machines the mass market and found their more affluent customers choosing disc phonographs. Even after the 1907 downturn was over, sluggish sales and high inventories continued hurt the company. More problems followed. court case dragged from 1908 1909 and was decided favor the franchisees who won $425,000 in damages. 1908 Edison replaced Gilmore with Frank Dyer.VIII-22 of 1907; they embrace the broad development the phonograph industry from 1900 and the changing tastes its customers. Business remained poor 1909 and the Edison dealers were becoming restless. There was blue sky the horizon. The franchisees the now defunct North American Phonograph Company sued Edison for a share the profits phonographs sold their areas. Business and profits had still not returned to Edison's phonograph enterprise 1910 and the National Phonograph Company had quell rumors that Edison was getting 35 out the business. Foreign manufacturers quickly flooded Europe with cheap phonographs and threatened the American market