Patent Model of Edison's Fire Alarm Telegraph, 1877

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1876

Subject Date

1877

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) 

Telegraphs 

Inventions 

Fire alarms 

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

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1607.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Steel (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Cotton (Textile)

Dimensions

Height: 4 in

Width: 9.75 in

Length: 12.125 in

Inscriptions

on bottom: PAT. #186.548 / TELG. ALARM & SIGNAL / APPARATUS PAT. JAN 23 / (1607) 1877 on top: EDISON