Patent Model of Edison's Printing Telegraph Improvement, 1873

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1872

Subject Date

1873

Creator Notes

Made by Thomas A. Edison and William Unger in Newark, New Jersey.

Location

at Greenfield Village in Menlo Park Laboratory

Object ID

29.1980.1335.1

Credit

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

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Metal

Dimensions

Height: 7.5 in
Diameter: 8.625 in

Inscriptions

Painted on base: GOLD & STOCK TELEGRAPH CO.; EDISON & UNGER MAKERS; NEWARK, N.J.; NO. 1122
Patent Model of Edison's Printing Telegraph Improvement, 1873