The Autophone was patented in 1909 by Cornelius Reinhardt, assignor to the Autophone Co., San Francisco, California, Patent No. 909,455. It was advertised to the music trade for home use in Talking Machine World in early 1915. The Autophone is a phonograph designed to play twelve Blue Amberol or other hard cylinder records automatically in sequence. On average, a record will play for about four minutes, enabling the machine to produce music unattended for 45+ minutes on a single winding. The Autophone was manufactured in Canada by the Dominion Autophone Company Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

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Talking Machine World, February 1909, p. 75. Patent 909,455 for the Autophone.

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Talking Machine World, January 1915, p. 30 and February 1915, p. 45.

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An Autophone manufactured by the Dominion Autophone Company Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.