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Patent Model of Edison's Carbon Telephone Transmitter, 1879

THF153127 / Patent Model of Edison's Carbon Telephone Transmitter, 1879 / view 2
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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Model (Patent)

Date Made

circa 1878

Subject Date

1879

Creator Notes

Designed by Thomas A. Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

29.1980.1381.1

Credit

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

Material

Wood (Plant material)
Metal

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