Obverse panel consists of green and white background with green letters that have a shadowed outline of gold & white that state "EDISON/ BLUE AMBEROL/ RECORD/ FOUR MINUTE." To the left is a black & white image of T. A. Edison. Around image in green letters, states "COPYRIGHT 1900 BY THE NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., ORANGE, N.J. U.S.A." Below image in green letters states "COPYRIGHT 1900 BY THE NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO., ORANGE, N.J. USA.". To the left of image is a white panel with green lettering giving the sales disclaimer. Lid is missing