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EDISON

• [THOMAS EDISON] 1929 LIGHTBULB,
  [THOMAS EDISON] 1929 LIGHTBULB, SIGNED PHOTOPhotograph of Thomas Edison's son, Charles, who took over the company for his father. Inscribed on mat to Graydon Jones in 1946. (Jones was with the Fort Myers, Fla., Chamber of Commerce when the Edisons donated their winter estate to the city.) From the Jones estate. Also included is a replica of the original Edison incandescent bulb, given to Jones by Charles Edison -- the replica was made in 1929 to mark the 50th anniversary of the invention of the original bulb. See images. Bulb is in mint condition. Presumed to work -- filament is intact -- but has not (and will not) be tested. This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
• VERNON, DAI. SILHOUETTE OF THOMAS
  VERNON, DAI. SILHOUETTE OF THOMAS EDISON.Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Silhouette of Thomas Edison. Circa 1920s. Scissor-cut silhouette of the great American inventor, signed "Vernon" in the lower left. Original-blind embossed card and faux wood-grain backing. 9 x 6" overall. Pinhole upper margin, evidence of scrapbook removal to verso, three small rust marks and minor yellowing to mount card.
• THOMAS EDISON SIGNED ELECTRIC LIGHT
  THOMAS EDISON SIGNED ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY LETTER United States,1884Letter penned to Charles L. Clarke, the first president of the Edison Electric company, by Samuel Insull, an American business magnate and Edison's personal secretary, and signed by Thomas Edison. The letter was sent out to stockholders of the company in regard to Edison's efforts to change the company's board of directors.
• THOMAS A. EDISON, IN NATURE'S
  THOMAS A. EDISON, IN NATURE'S LABORATORY, SIGNED Introductory letter by John Burroughs, privately printed [1917] and signed by Edison, Burroughs and Harvey S. Firestone, a journal in words and photographs "Commemorating our Vacation Trip of 1916, August 28th to September 9th", drawings and photos tipped in throughout, ending with an itinerary and map of the friends' travels from Orange, NJ through the Catskills and Adirondacks to the edge of Canada, and back through the Green Mountains of Vermont and Massachusetts, unpaginated, in suede binding blind stamped with the title and butterflies, 12"h x 9"w
• XTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - One
  XTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - One of the Original Thomas Edison Laboratory Test Lamps made during his development of the filament which was the greatest stumbling block to this invention he went through many versions to find one that would burn without s
• Edison Gem Model 'A' ''Branded''
  Edison Gem Model 'A' ''Branded'' cabinet.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• EXTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - One of
  EXTREMELY RARE EDISON LAMP - One of the Original Thomas Edison Laboratory Test Lamps made during his development of the filament which was the greatest stumbling block to this invention he went through many versions to find one that would burn without
• Eleven scientists and inventors
  Eleven scientists and inventors on ten signed items: "Thos. A. Edison" (Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, American inventory) in brown ink on verso of post card, 3-1/2 x 5-3/8 in., light creases and stains affecting signature ; "Glenn T. Seaborg" (1912-1999, Nobel laureate, Plutonium discoverer), four-line typed letter, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California, July 10, 1979 to David Crespo, New York City, "I would rate Albert Einstein's special…and generalized theory(s) of relativity as the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th Century.", 11 x 8-3/8 in.; "William Hewlett" and "David Packard" (American inventors, founders of Hewlett-Packard electronics firm, which began California's "Silicon Valley") in blue ballpoint on First Day Cover for 13-cent "Telephone Centennial" stamp, March 10, 1976, 3-1/2 x 6-1/2 in.; "Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C." stationery, December 17, 1878, ALS from Spencer Baird to Professor Otis T. Mason (pioneer anthropologist), 6 x 8 in., pencil notations ; "Linus Pauling" (1901-1994, Nobel Chemistry and Peace prizes) in black marker on photo of him, 9-3/4 x 7-7/8 in.; "Luther Burbank" (1849-1926, American botanist) in black ink, six-line typed letter, Santa Rosa, California, November 15, 1921 to Dr. Newell Dwight Hillis, Brooklyn, New York, "Will you kindly please accept a set of my new books just published…" ( How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man , eight volumes, P. F. Collier and Son, New York, 1921), 7 x 5-1/2 in., minor corner loss, short tears, creases ; "G. Marconi" (Guglielmo Marconi, 1874-1937, Italian physicist, radio pioneer) in bold black ink on card bearing newspaper photo of him, 3-3/4 x 5-1/2 in., light soiling ; "C.A. Young" (Charles A. Young, American astronomer), three-line autograph post card, May 30, 1878, 3 x 5 in., creases, soiling ; "Albert S. Sabin" (1906-1993, American developer of oral polio vaccine), five-line typed letter, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, December 22, 1978, 11 x 8-3/8 in., mounting tape on verso , with 8 x 6 in. photo of Sabin, trimmed ; "Jonas E. Salk" ( 1914-1995, American developer of polio vaccine) clipped signature in blue ballpoint, 2-1/2 x 5 in., all in archival sleeves housed in black leather "Presidential" series album, with gilt border and title, by Exposures, 14-1/2 x 13 in. (Ten items). Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• [Autographs and Manuscripts] Thomas
  [Autographs and Manuscripts] Thomas Edison Signed Document  Edison Thomas Alva (1847-1931). An Edison Storage Battery Company business document regarding a 1926 shipping agreement. Signed by the board of directors including Thomas Edison then president of the company and his son Charles (1890-1969) who would become president in 1927 and later Secretary of the Navy and Governor of New Jersey. 2pp 8.25'' x 11''.
• IVAN GREGOREWITCH OLINSKY
  IVAN GREGOREWITCH OLINSKY (1878-1962): BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S DISCOVERY OF ELECTRICITYIvan Gregorewitch Olinsky, 1878-1962 Benjamin Franklin's Discovery of Electricity, oil on canvas signed lower right oil on canvas Dimensions: Sight: 39 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (100.3 x 80 cm.), Frame: 47 x 39 in. (119.4 x 99.1 cm.) Condition:
• C. 1900's Edison floor model
  C. 1900's Edison floor model Phonograph. 51'' Ht.
• THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931) EDISON
  THOMAS EDISON (1847-1931) EDISON UNIVERSAL STOCK TICKER Manufactured by T.A. Edison, Inc., number 5569, circa 1900. Brass mechanism, cast-iron base, and glass dome, with a blank roll of ticker paper and base painted with a notice: “Quotations furnished by the Western Union Telegraph Co / Apply to local manager” Original stenciling and paint. Original dome.
• THOMAS A. EDISON ALS DATED 1912
  THOMAS A. EDISON ALS DATED 1912 8.5” X 11”.THOMAS A. EDISON ALS, Dated 1912, On letterhead "From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison". Typed letter addressed to W.A. Hardy, in appreciation for work performed. Signed "Edison". Dimensions: 8.5" x 11".
• Thomas Edison signed photograph,
  Thomas Edison signed photograph, large sepia cabinet portrait of Edison inscribed in brown ink lower left "To my friend Randolph/Thomas A Edison/NY June 9th 1885", card mount imprinted in gold below photo "Falk 949 Broadway, N.Y.", 11-1/2 x 7 in. (image), 13 x 7-1/2 in. (card), archivally mounted in modern wood frame. Card mount torn lower left corner through "Falk", not affecting photograph, other minor defects to mount, mounting tape verso, image slightly toned with scattered light spotting, inscription dark and clear. Gallery of History, April 1999, Lot 569; Collection of H. Donald Nelson, Williamsburg, Virginia.
• 1 piece. Typed Letter Signed.
  1 piece. Typed Letter Signed. Edison, Tho[ma]s A. Orange, N.J., Jan. 23, 1922. 1 p., 4to; minor discoloration outside of body of letter, minor creasing along folds. To James D. Law, responding to Law's theory of Edison's Scotch paternal ancestry,... "My Mother was pure Scotch, but my Father's people came from Holland... I guess I am Scotch from the navel to the top of my head and the other half Dutch. I am a great admirer of Ingersoll and Thomas Paine." Attractive, with dark signature, on Edison Laboratory letterhead, also with addressed envelope. Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• Edison phonograph cylinder with
  Edison phonograph cylinder with horn.
• THIRD TEDDY ROOSEVELT EDISON
  THIRD TEDDY ROOSEVELT EDISON CYLINDERS & TAFT PLATE Circa 1912; three Teddy Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th U.S. President speeches on Edison Amberol cylinders, #3707 "The Right of the People to Rule," #3708 "The Farmer and the Business Man," and "Social and Industrial Justice' in Edison Amberol boxes and a lithographed tin Taft and Sherman campaign plate, 9 1/2 in. Diam.
• EDISON MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE. Oak case
  EDISON MIMEOGRAPH MACHINE. Oak case with contents manufactured by the A.B. Dick Co. Chicago Ill. 5 1/2'' h. 17'' w.
• TRADE THOMAS A EDISON MARK
  TRADE THOMAS A EDISON MARK PHONOGRAPH Includes cylinders
• PORTRAIT BUST OF THOMAS
  PORTRAIT BUST OF THOMAS EDISONPortrait Bust of Thomas Edison, bronze; 19th century; unsigned Dimensions: 30 x 19 x 11 in. (76.2 x 48.3 x 27.9 cm.) Condition: Three or four scattered, faint scratches (none longer than 0.5 inches.) Five or six minute white marks to coat.
• EDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH,
  EDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH, THOMAS A. EDISONEDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, NJ, model C2, serial #2119, c. 1928, having a lift-top, double-door walnut floor cabinet on stand, 49.5"H x 28.25"W x 17.5"W.
• Edison Model 'A' Home Phonograph
  Edison Model 'A' Home Phonograph Condition: No crank.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• Edison Home Model 'B' Condition:
  Edison Home Model 'B' Condition: Floral horn.Dimensions: Dia. 23''Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• Assortment of Edison cylinders,
  Assortment of Edison cylinders, approx 12cm H each (8)
• Edison ''Suitcase'' Standard
  Edison ''Suitcase'' Standard Phonograph Automatic reproducer.Condition: No horn.Provenance: Dr. Richard PopeE
• THREE ANTIQUE EDISON LIGHT BULBS
  THREE ANTIQUE EDISON LIGHT BULBS Three Antique Edison Light Bulbs
• EDISON PHONOGRAPH. New Jersey
  EDISON PHONOGRAPH. New Jersey late 19th century. Standard phonograph in an oak case with black painted horn and seven cylinders. 37.75''h.
• Edison and Company Phonograph,
  Edison and Company Phonograph, in a quarter-sawn oak cabinet, ca. 1900, the lift top opening to reveal a Model 150 turntable, the case with a lower cupboard retaining fourteen discs, h. 44", w. 19-1/2", d. 20-1/4".
• EDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH,
  EDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH, THOMAS A. EDISOEDISON ELECTRIC RADIO PHONOGRAPH, Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Orange, NJ, model C2, serial #2119, c. 1928, having a lift-top, double-door walnut floor cabinet on stand, 49.5"H x 28.25"W x 17.5"W.
• 1 piece. Original Photograph
  1 piece. Original Photograph Signed. Edison, Thomas A. Sepia silver print, 9 1/2 x 7 3/8 inches (240 x 187 mm). Signed in blue ink at bottom center of image, "To W.T. Russell, Thos. A. Edison." ,200 Descriptions provided in both printed and on-line catalogue formats do not include condition reports. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. All transactions are governed by Freeman''s Conditions of Sale.
• JS Allen Enhanced Print. Thomas
  JS Allen Enhanced Print. Thomas Edison Portrait Dimensions: Image Size: H: 26.5 inches: W: 21 inches --- Condition: Chipping to frame.
• Two Edison Home phonographs and a
  Two Edison Home phonographs and a group of records. ?
• NANO LOPEZ BRONZE SCULPTURENANO
  NANO LOPEZ BRONZE SCULPTURENANO LOPEZ (Washington/Oregon/Colombia, b. 1955) bronze sculpture, "Edison," seated cat. Signed, dated 2016, edition 117/1200. The sculpture measures 9" x 7" x 6.5".
• LARGE GROUP OF EDISON CYLINDERS
  LARGE GROUP OF EDISON CYLINDERS Early 20th century, with a wooden stand; includes Washington Post March and Dixie Minstrels No. 2.
• EDISON AMBEROLA PHONOGRAPH. New
  EDISON AMBEROLA PHONOGRAPH. New Jersey early 20th century. # 20 wind up phonograph in an oak case and plays four minute cylinders 13''h. Included is four flats of cylinders.
• EDISON AMBEROLA FLOOR MODEL. New
  EDISON AMBEROLA FLOOR MODEL. New Jersey early 20th century. # 70 wind up model in a black painted case with three interior storage drawers and plays four minute cylinders 41.25''h. Included is four flats of cylinders.