Patent Model of Edison & Pope Printing Telegraph, 1870

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Artifact Overview

Stock tickers are telegraphs that printed real-time financial information. Edison made several improvements to these devices; he was interested in finding a way to synchronize multiple units. This model contains a unison stop device that allowed all stock tickers in a circuit to be brought into phase with a stock ticker in a central office.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

1870

Subject Date

1870

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Designed by Franklin L. Pope and Thomas A. Edison.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1300.1

Credit

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

Material

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

Inscriptions

Etched into wood base: F. L. Pope & T. A. Edison Printing Telegraph
Patent Model of Edison & Pope Printing Telegraph, 1870