Patent Model of Edison's Speaking Machine, 1878

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1878

Subject Date

1878

Creators

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park 

Creator Notes

Designed by Thomas A. Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Keywords

Models (Patent) 

Inventions 

Microphones 

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1369.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in

Width: 7.5 in

Length: 4 in

Inscriptions

On brass plate: EDISON