Patent Model of Edison's Automatic Telegraph Transmitter and Receiver Improvement, 1875

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1875

Subject Date

1875

Creator Notes

Designed by Thomas A. Edison of Newark, New Jersey.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1355

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Brass (Alloy)
Steel (Alloy)

Dimensions

Height: 5.8 in
Width: 7 in
Length: 10.4 in

Inscriptions

brass plate on top: EDISON label on bottom: 1355 / PAT. 168242 Handwriten botton: H.C. 1355