Patent Model of Edison's Automatic Telegraph Improvement, 1875

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1875

Subject Date

1875

Creators

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

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Newark 

Creator Notes

Designed by Thomas A. Edison in Newark, New Jersey.

Keywords

Models (Patent) 

Telegraphs 

Inventions 

Communication 

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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1356.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)

Dimensions

Height: 1.5 in

Width: 12 in

Length: 4 in

Inscriptions

Tag nailed to base: T.A. EDISON / AUTOMATIC TELEGRAPH / JAN 25TH , 1875