Patent Model of Edison's Electric Light, 1880

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1879

Subject Date

1880

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 

Electric lighting 

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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1385.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)

Dimensions

Height: 1 in

Width: 11 in

Length: 13 in

Inscriptions

Brass plate: EDISON