Sections of Underground Cable, Used at Edison's Menlo Park, 1880-1881
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Electric cable
Date Made
1880-1881
Keywords
United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park
Demonstrations (Presentation events)
Electrical generation and distribution
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
36.694.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Joseph McCoy.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Height: 2.9 in (Display Case)
Width: 9.8 in (Display Case)
Length: 22.5 in (Display Case)
Inscriptions
on label: Sections of the underground cable employed by Edison during the second demonstration of his electric light system at Menlo Park in 1880-1. These were dug up at site of Edison's Menlo Park Home by Joseph F. McCoy, Edison Pioneer, on September 22, 1933.
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