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Patent Model of Edison's Improvement in Printing Telegraphs, 1872

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Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1872

Subject Date

1872

Creators

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

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

Location

at Greenfield Village in Menlo Park Laboratory

Object ID

29.1980.1328.1

Credit

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

Material

Brass (Alloy)
Copper (Metal)
Steel (Alloy)
Paper (Fiber product)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in
Diameter: 8.5 in

Inscriptions

Painted on base: EDISON'S PATENT GOLD & STOCK TELEGRAPH CO.; NO. 1048; EDISON & UNGER MAKERS NEWARK, N.J.
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Patent Model of Edison's Improvement in Printing Telegraphs, 1872