The Standard model is an Edison phonograph produced between 1898 and 1901 in several variations. It was, of course, designed for playing audio recordings on wax cylinders. The device features a wooden base with brass and cast-iron components, and its spring-driven mechanism was wound using a crank. Typically, one full winding was sufficient to play a two-minute cylinder, after which the phonograph had to be rewound.
All Standard models were more affordable options among phonographs at the time, which made them particularly popular even among less affluent enthusiasts of emerging audio technologies.