Patent Model of Edison's Printing Telegraph Improvement, 1873

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1872

Subject Date

1873

Creators

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

Unger, William 

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Newark 

Creator Notes

Made by Thomas A. Edison and William Unger in Newark, New Jersey.

Keywords

Models (Patent) 

Telegraphs 

Inventions 

Communication 

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

Gold and Stock Telegraph Company (New York, N.Y.) 

Object ID

29.1980.1335.1

Credit

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

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Metal

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in

Diameter: 8.625 in

Inscriptions

Painted on base: GOLD & STOCK TELEGRAPH CO.; EDISON & UNGER MAKERS; NEWARK, N.J.; NO. 1122