Menlo Park Laboratory
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When Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in spring of 1876 the laboratory building contained his entire operation -- a handful of collaborators, office, library, and machine shop as well as laboratory. As the scale of Edison's investigations grew so did the complex, but this building -- dedicated to experimental activities -- was always understood to be the heart of the enterprise.
When Edison moved to Menlo Park, New Jersey, in spring of 1876 the laboratory building contained his entire operation -- a handful of collaborators, office, library, and machine shop as well as laboratory. As the scale of Edison's investigations grew so did the complex, but this building -- dedicated to experimental activities -- was always understood to be the heart of the enterprise.
Artifact
Laboratory
Date Made
1929
Subject Date
1876-1883
Creators
Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village
Cutler, Edward James, 1882-1961
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Built in 1929 in Greenfield Village by architect Edward J. Cutler as a reproduction of the original Menlo Park Laboratory. Some structural elements from original complex in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
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On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Edison at Work District
Object ID
29.3048.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Metal