Prospector's Claim Stake, Used near Battle Lake, Wyoming, 1880-1910
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This prospector's cedar stake was used on a mining claim near a "Lake Edison" in Wyoming. This is the site where Thomas Edison allegedly conceived the idea for the incandescent lamp. The donor retrieved the stake several decades after Edison's encampment, noting that sand-laden winds blowing from the West had eroded only one side of the stake.
This prospector's cedar stake was used on a mining claim near a "Lake Edison" in Wyoming. This is the site where Thomas Edison allegedly conceived the idea for the incandescent lamp. The donor retrieved the stake several decades after Edison's encampment, noting that sand-laden winds blowing from the West had eroded only one side of the stake.
Artifact
Stake (Pointed object)
Date Made
1880-1910
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
31.884.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of L. P. Pasewalk.
Material
Cedar (Wood)
Color
Tan (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 in
Width: 3 in
Length: 3 in
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