Patent Model of Edison's Electrographic Vote Recorder and Register, His First Patent, 1869
Artifact
Model (Patent)
Date Made
circa 1868
Summary
Edison received a patent for this electrographic vote recorder in 1869. Legislative bodies could record votes accurately and instantaneously with his device. Edison's invention stirred little interest and was never manufactured. The invention's significance, however, should not be overlooked. This was the first of Edison's 1093 U.S. patents and in a way marks the start of his inventive activity.
Place of Creation
Object ID
29.1980.284
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Edison Pioneers.
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Patent Model of Edison's Electrographic Vote Recorder and Register, His First Patent, 1869
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