Edison Patent Model of Electric Distribution System, 1887

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1880

Subject Date

1887

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.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1396.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant Material)
Glass (Material)
Metal
Copper (Metal)

Dimensions

Height: 3.0 in

Width: 12 in

Length: 12 in

Inscriptions

Inscribed on nameplate: EDISON in white script paint on underside: 369280 (patent #) in white script paint on underside: H.C.1396

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