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Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Phonograph

Thomas Edison / Phonograph
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor with his Edison Business Phonograph

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Thomas Edison / IMechE

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Lightbulb Advert

Edison Lightbulb Advert
The Edison lightbulb American advertisement

Background imageEdison Collection: Royal Ediswan, Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company 1919

Royal Ediswan, Edison and Swan United Electric Light Company 1919

Background imageEdison Collection: Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo

Incandescent giant lamp, model of the Edison type bulb. Expo
Incandescent giant lamp, twelve feet high, mounted on a pedestal crowned by a model of the Edison type bulb, increased 20, 000 times

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Phonograph

Edison Phonograph
An early Edison phonograph, using grooved wax cylinders, shown beside the instrument

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / La Nature

Thomas Edison / La Nature
THOMAS ALVA EDISON Listening to the first phonogram sent to New York from England

Background imageEdison Collection: Phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

Phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)
Phonograph. Created in 1877 by Thomas Alva Edison (Milan, Ohio, 1847-West Orange, 1931). Colored engraving

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison / Electricity / NY

Edison / Electricity / NY
EDISONs NEW YORK PLANT The central electrical plant of the Edison Company at New York

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison -Thomas Alva

Edison -Thomas Alva

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison and his Phonograph

Thomas Edison and his Phonograph

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison and an early phonograph - Victorian period

Thomas Edison and an early phonograph - Victorian period

Background imageEdison Collection: The New Edison Advertisement

The New Edison Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for Thomas A. Edison Ltd, promoting The New Edison Sheraton art model phonograph cabinet, with decorative front panel. Date: circa 1925

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas A. Edison Ltd Advertisement

Thomas A. Edison Ltd Advertisement
An advertisement for Thomas A. Edison Ltd, the image is promoting a phonograph cabinet. Date: circa 1925

Background imageEdison Collection: The Edison Shop Advertisement

The Edison Shop Advertisement
An advertisement picture for The Edison Shop, promoting The New Edison, accompanied by a female model. Embodies a New Art?

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison's Display, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Thomas Edison's Display, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Thomas Edison's Display at the Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: Mammoth Edison Lamp, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Mammoth Edison Lamp, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Mammoth Edison Lamp, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Telephones and Phonographs, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Edison Telephones and Phonographs, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Edison Telephones and Phonographs, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Incandescent Lamps, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Edison Incandescent Lamps, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Edison Incandescent Lamps and Meters, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Electric Lighting, Paris Exhibition of 1889

Edison Electric Lighting, Paris Exhibition of 1889
Edison Electric Lighting, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: Advert, The Edison Phonograph, wax cylinder player

Advert, The Edison Phonograph, wax cylinder player
Advert for The Edison Phonograph, wax cylinder player, National Phonograph Company. Date: 1901

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison, American inventor, at work

Thomas Edison, American inventor, at work. Date: 1880

Background imageEdison Collection: Rita Johnson and Spencer Tracy in Edison the Man (1940)

Rita Johnson and Spencer Tracy in Edison the Man (1940). Johnson is wearing a period gown designed by Dolly Tree Date: 1940

Background imageEdison Collection: Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA

Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA
Grand procession lit by Edisons electric lamps, worn on the head, in a New York street, USA. Date: 1884

Background imageEdison Collection: Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, in a grand procession in New York, USA, 31 October 1884. Date: 1884

Background imageEdison Collection: Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, Philadelphia

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, Philadelphia
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, and handing out prospectuses at the Philadelphia Exhibition, USA. Date: 1885

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor and businessman, who has been described as Americas greatest inventor

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison, American inventor

Thomas Edison, American inventor. late 19th century

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Snout, protection from industrial dust

Edison Snout, protection from industrial dust
The Edison Snout, invented by Thomas Edison as a protection from industrial dust in the production of fine steel from low-grade ore. late 19th century

Background imageEdison Collection: THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847 - 1931), American Inventor

THOMAS ALVA EDISON (1847 - 1931), American Inventor

Background imageEdison Collection: Colonel George E. Gouraud, Vanity Fair, Ape

Colonel George E. Gouraud, Vanity Fair, Ape
Colonel GEORGE EDWARD GOURAUD (1841-1912) American Civil War soldier who later acted as agent for Thomas Edison, introducing the new Edison Phonograph cylinder audio recording technology to England

Background imageEdison Collection: EDISONS TELEPHONE 1879

EDISONS TELEPHONE 1879
Edisons loud-speaking telephone. Date: 1879

Background imageEdison Collection: ELECTRO-CHEMICAL PHONE

ELECTRO-CHEMICAL PHONE
Edisons Electro-chemical telephone. Date: 1879

Background imageEdison Collection: BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONES

BELLS / EDISONS T-PHONES
Graham Bells first telephone, hand telephone and long- distance telephone, shown alongside Edisons transmitter, and loud speaking phone. Date: late 19th century

Background imageEdison Collection: SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)

SPEAKING WATCH (INSIDES)
A watch designed by M.Sivan, which contains a miniature Edison phonograph, allowing it to speak the time, by reading off a rubber disc. Date: 1894

Background imageEdison Collection: PARIS EXH / MACHINE HALL

PARIS EXH / MACHINE HALL
View of the machinery hall at the Paris Exhibition Date: 1889

Background imageEdison Collection: International Electric Exhibition 1882

International Electric Exhibition 1882
Interior of International Electric Exhibition at Crystal Palace, showing Edison Exhibit and Siemens chandeliers. Date: 1882

Background imageEdison Collection: EDISON KINE STUDIO, INT

EDISON KINE STUDIO, INT
Edisons Kinetographic Theatre, Orange, New Jersey - interior, filming a man sitting at a cafe table, with a waiter and a friend. Date: 1894

Background imageEdison Collection: Henry Ford

Henry Ford
HENRY FORD (1863 - 1947), American automobile manufacturer. Seen here with Thomas Edison. Date: 1921

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Young

Thomas Edison / Young
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 - 1931), American inventor and businessman. Date: 1917

Background imageEdison Collection: Joseph Swan

Joseph Swan
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914), English chemist, inventor and industrialist. As well as inventing the dry plate photographic process

Background imageEdison Collection: Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-193

Phonoplex telegraph invented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Engraving

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / After Mora

Thomas Edison / After Mora
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Mora NY

Thomas Edison / Mora NY
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man

Background imageEdison Collection: Tatler cover - Thomas Edison

Tatler cover - Thomas Edison
Front cover of The Tatler featuring a photograph of Thomas Edison on his 83rd birthday. 1930

Background imageEdison Collection: Grand procession to the electric light in New York, 1884. US

Grand procession to the electric light in New York, 1884. US
Grand procession to the electric light in New York on October 31, 1884. Experiment Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Colored engraving. USA

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). American Inventor

Edison, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). American Inventor. Nineteenth-century colored engraving

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison / Lab / Electric Lite

Edison / Lab / Electric Lite
THOMAS ALVA EDISON Working on electric light in his laboratory Date: 1880

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Ilz / Librar

Thomas Edison / Ilz / Librar
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor in his library Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Scribner

Thomas Edison / Scribner
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor as a young man Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Leaning

Thomas Edison / Leaning
THOMAS ALVA EDISON In his laboratory, circa 1900 Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison re-creates his electric lamp

Thomas Edison re-creates his electric lamp
Photograph showing (left to right): President Herbert Hoover, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, at the re-creation of the lamp which magically awoke the World to a new brilliance fifty years before

Background imageEdison Collection: Bridges over Raritan River, New Jersey, USA

Bridges over Raritan River, New Jersey, USA
Garden State Parkway and Edison Bridges over Raritan River, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1940

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Gem Phonograph Advert, Northampton, England

Edison Gem Phonograph Advert, Northampton, England
Edison Gem Phonograph Advert, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1900s

Background imageEdison Collection: Experiments with the phonograph in the Royal Institution

Experiments with the phonograph in the Royal Institution, 1878. Professors John Tyndall and W.H. Preece Speaking into Phonograph. Engraving

Background imageEdison Collection: Paris Exhibition 1900 - Edisons exhibits

Paris Exhibition 1900 - Edisons exhibits
Slide showing a colour picture of part of the exhibit housing machines and inventions by Edison.. Part of Box 198. Boswell Collection. Paris Exhibition. Slide number 19

Background imageEdison Collection: 2nd Bahamas Boy Scouts Rugby Team

2nd Bahamas Boy Scouts Rugby Team
The 2nd Bahamas Boy Scouts Rugby Team, 1929-1930. Seated (left to right): Leonard Roberts, Fred Smith, Edison Russell, Aubrey Taylor, George Roberts, Mark Pritchard, Peter Cole, Howard Johnson

Background imageEdison Collection: Musical box by Nicoles Freres

Musical box by Nicoles Freres
Music boxes by Regina and Polyphon. Also pictured is an Edison phonograph. Date: c.1900

Background imageEdison Collection: Uruguay - Float for the Edison Electric Company

Uruguay - Float for the Edison Electric Company
Uruguay - Festival Advertising Float for the Edison Electric Company, South America. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEdison Collection: EDISON, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). United States

EDISON, Thomas Alva (1847-1931). United States scientist and inventor. Thomas Edison and his phonograph (1889). Engraving

Background imageEdison Collection: Carbon filament lamps. From the book Diccionario

Carbon filament lamps. From the book Diccionario
" Carbon filament lamps. From the book " Diccionario general de Arquitectura e Ingenier� quot; " by Pelayo Clairac y S᥮ z (1879). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid

Background imageEdison Collection: Edisons Lamp / Original

Edisons Lamp / Original
Edisons original lamp and lamp fitting. Date: circa 1880

Background imageEdison Collection: The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it?

The Edison concert phonograph Have you heard it?. Advertising poster for Edison phonographs showing a man playing a phonograph on a stage before large audience seated in a grand concert hall

Background imageEdison Collection: Edisons greatest marvel - The Vitascope

Edisons greatest marvel - The Vitascope. Date c1896

Background imageEdison Collection: Prof. Thad Sheridan Fritzs phonograph festival

Prof. Thad Sheridan Fritzs phonograph festival. Date c1890 Jun. 10

Background imageEdison Collection: New York Edison Company

New York Edison Company
A view of the New York Edison Company looking across the river at the building. Date: 1912

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Alva Edison / Ruffe

Thomas Alva Edison / Ruffe
THOMAS ALVA EDISON With his Gramophone. Date: 1847 - 1931

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Shop, New York

Edison Shop, New York
The Edison Shop. 471, 473 and 475 Fifth Avenue; buisnesses include Schotz & Co. and The Edison Shop (subject of photo)

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison, American inventor

Thomas Edison, American inventor
A decorative design featuring Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931), American inventor, sitting at his desk

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas A. Edison in his central plant, portrait

Thomas A. Edison in his central plant, portrait

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Plant, West Orange, New Jersey

Edison Plant, West Orange, New Jersey

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Studio, Bedford Park, Bronx, New York

Edison Studio, Bedford Park, Bronx, New York

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison, portrait

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, and Thomas Edison

Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, and Thomas Edison
F4- Thomas A. Edison memorial bridge, Ft. Myers, Fla. Thomas A. Edison called Ft. Myers his adopted home from 1885 when he first came here, until 1931, the year of his death

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison as a Youth

Edison as a Youth
THOMAS ALVA EDISON - as a boy, he sells newspapers and cigars to passengers on the Grand Trunk Railroad

Background imageEdison Collection: The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr

The electric light- Mr Edison in his laboratory: a sketch fr
Illustration showing Thomas Edison (1847 - 1931) in his laboratory experimenting with light in 1880. The most prolific inventor the world has ever seen

Background imageEdison Collection: Edisons electric lamp

Edisons electric lamp
Components of the electric lamp patented by Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) in 1879. The lamp worked by passing an electric current through a carbon filament enclosed in a vacuum in a sealed glass bulb

Background imageEdison Collection: Staites patent electric light apparatus

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison Lamp Factory

Edison Lamp Factory
The manufacture of Edisons lamps at Menlo Park, New Jersey

Background imageEdison Collection: Mrs Taylors Barrel

Mrs Taylors Barrel
On her 43rd birthday, Mrs Anne Edison Taylor, to pay off the mortgage on her farm, goes over the Falls in a barrel designed by herself : she emerges bruised but alive

Background imageEdison Collection: Edison at Work 1880

Edison at Work 1880
THOMAS ALVA EDISON working on carbonized paper for his electric lamp, in his laboratory at Menlo Park

Background imageEdison Collection: Edisons Workshop

Edisons Workshop
THOMAS ALVA EDISON his laboratory at Menlo Park

Background imageEdison Collection: Thomas Edison / Ilz / Train

Thomas Edison / Ilz / Train
THOMAS ALVA EDISON American inventor in 1929 at Dearborn, Michigan with Henry Ford, Mr Black (engineer), Mrs Edison and President Hoover



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