Fact · Dictation
1907year (approximate)
Graphophone dictating machines began to use the Dictaphone trademark around 1907, and in any case by 1908.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Around 1907 (in any case by 1908), Graphophone dictating machines began to use the Dictaphone trademark.”
Antique Dictating Machines, The Office Museum, n.d., Antique Dictating Machines page, section on the Graphophone.
Open the original- What it measures
- The Dictaphone name belonged to the Columbia Graphophone company's dictating machines, which used wax cylinders.
- What it does not show
- The museum gives 1907 as approximate and 1908 as the latest date. Trademark registration records would give the exact date.