Patent Model of Edison's Electro-Harmonic Multiplex Telegraph, 1876

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1876

Subject Date

1876

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) 

Telegraphs 

Inventions 

Communication 

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

Western Union Telegraph Company 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1363.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Brass (Alloy)

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in

Width: 11 in

Length: 9 in

Inscriptions

Brass plate: EDISON