Obverse panel consists of a green and white background with green letters that have a shadowed outline of white and gold that states "EDISON/ BLUE AMBEROL/ RECORD/ FOUR MINUTE." To the left is a black and white image of Thomas A. Edison. Around image in green letters states "COPYRIGHT 1900 BY THE NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. N.J. USA." Below image in green letters states "TRADEMARK/ Thomas A. Edison". To the left of image is a white panel that states ingreen letters the sales disclaimer. C. Sides of lid are green. Top of lid is tan with green and black lettering. Inner circle states "4M-910 I WANT A REGULAR PAL FOR A GAL. VAN BRUNT." Top is missing