Edison Kinetophone Synchronizer, 1913-1915

Artifact

Sound system

Date Made

1913-1915

Creators

Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States, New Jersey, Orange 

Keywords

Sound systems 

Communication 

Visual communication 

Motion pictures (Visual works) 

Kinetophones 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.460.193

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Thomas Alva Edison.

Material

Iron alloy
Nickel (Metal)
Copper alloy

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.75 in

Width: 6.25 in

Length: 11 in

Inscriptions

plaque: EDISON KINETOPHONE / MANUFACTURED BY THOMAS A. EDISON, INC., ORANGE, N.J., U.S.A. / PATENTED IN UNITED STATES MAY 31, 1898 [ . . . ]AUG. 20, 1912 / PATENTED IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. / OTHER PATENTS PENDING / EDISON SYNCHRONIZER SERIAL NO. K582 / [ . . . ]