Patent Model of Edison's Sextuplex Telegraph, 1879

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1877

Subject Date

1879

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 

Communication 

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

Western Union Telegraph Company 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1375.1

Credit

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

Material

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

Dimensions

Height: 1 in

Width: 12 in

Length: 10 in