[PW] Ira Sankey quote in the OED?

[Andy Behrens]

Under phonographically:

    *1879* /Sat. Mus. Rev./ 6 Sept. 568/2 Mr. Sankey's voice in ‘Hold
    the Fort’, phonographically preserved on a sheet of tinfoil.
    **

AllenAmet at aol.com wrote:
> A long time ago, in doing some research on the history of sound recording, 
> I saw a quotation used by the unabridged OED, for the evangelist Ira Sankey. 
> Probable cited date for it was around 1878.

Andy Behrens
Strafford, Vermont