Menlo Park Glass House
THF151613 / Menlo Park Glass House
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Artifact Overview
Originally built as a photographic studio and drafting room, the glassblowing shop was fundamental to Edison's enterprise. Edison's incandescent lighting experiments ensured that the laboratory had a voracious appetite for glass -- not only for bulbs but also for associated apparatus such as vacuum pumps. Ludwig Boehm, the laboratory's first master glassblower, worked here -- and lodged in the attic space.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Building (Structure)
Date Made
1878
Subject Date
1878-1886
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The building was originally commisioned by Thomas Edison at his Menlo Park Complex. His father, Samuel Edison oversaw construction.
Location
at Greenfield Village in Edison at Work District
Object ID
29.3049.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Wood (Plant material)
Glass (Material)
Metal
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