Test Tube, "Edison's Last Breath," 1931
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This test tube was one of several that Charles Edison noticed standing open in a rack in the bedroom in which his father had just died in 1931. The attending physician was asked to seal the tubes, one of which Charles later sent on to Henry Ford who kept it with other Edison mementos at his home, Fair Lane.
This test tube was one of several that Charles Edison noticed standing open in a rack in the bedroom in which his father had just died in 1931. The attending physician was asked to seal the tubes, one of which Charles later sent on to Henry Ford who kept it with other Edison mementos at his home, Fair Lane.
Artifact
Test tube
Date Made
1931
Place of Creation
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Made in America
Object ID
51.13.51.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Clara Ford Estate.
Material
Glass (Material)
Cork (Bark)
Paraffin (Wax)
Dimensions
Length: 6 in
Diameter: 0.75 in
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