Patent Model of Edison's Telephonic Telegraph, 1878

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

1878

Subject Date

1878

Creators

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

Batchelor, Charles, 1845-1910 

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park 

Creator Notes

Designed by Thomas A. Edison and made by Charles Batchelor in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Keywords

Models (Patent) 

Inventions 

Telegraphs 

Communication 

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

Western Union Telegraph Company 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1611.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in

Width: 12 in

Length: 8 in

Inscriptions

handwritten on bottom: Made by Chas. Batchelor, Menlo Park, N.J. for T.A. Edison brass plate: EDISON