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Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884

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Author:
Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931  Search this
United States Patent Office  Search this
Lithographer:
Peters, N (Norris)  Search this
Former owner:
Hammer, William Joseph 1858-1934 DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931 DSI  Search this
Subject:
Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. : ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Patents
Place:
United States
Date:
1869
1869-1884
Notes:
Title devised by cataloger.
Bound collection (2 v.) of patents issued to Edison by the U.S. Patent Office for various technological improvements and inventions.
Vol. 1 contains 152 patents, dating from June 1, 1869 (no. 90,646, for improvement in electrographic vote-recorder), to Dec. 23, 1879 (no. 222,881, for improvement in magneto-electric machines). The patents are in chronological and numerical order, with the exception of two from Apr. 22, 1879 (nos. 214,636-214,637) which are bound at the end of the volume. The patents in v. 1 are mostly duplicated in v. 2, although some are re-issues or have slightly different texts.
Vol. 2 contains 383 patents, dating from June 1, 1869 (no. 90,646, for improvement in electrographic vote-recorder) to May 20, 1884 (no. 298,956, for mode of operating dynamo-electric machines), arranged in chronological and numerical order.
The patent drawings were photo-lithographed by N. Peters, Washington, D.C.
Patent 282,287 (July 31, 1883) in v. 2 includes a printed errata slip.
Also available online.
SCDIRB copy of v. 1 (39088009797978) has a sheet of Paris hotel stationery with ms. pencil notes (by Hammer?), concerning patents for phonographs, tipped in on the verso of the drawing for patent no. 210,767 (Dec. 10, 1878).
SCDIRB copy of v. 1 has stamp: From the William J. Hammer collection.
SCDIRB copy of v. 1 has later black buckram portfolio with gilt-lettered spine; some leaves have been "silked" or otherwise repaired with tape.
SCDIRB copy of v. 2 (39088009798059) has inscription on front free endpaper: W.J. Hammer from Thomas A Edison, N[ew] York Feb[ruar]y 19th 1885; with Hammer's ink stamps: William J. Hammer; From the William J. Hammer Scientific Collection.
SCDIRB copy of v. 2 has later green buckram binding; approximately 60 leaves of blank lined paper have been inserted at the front of the volume.
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Topic:
Patents--Specifications  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Patents  Search this
Telegraph  Search this
Electric machinery  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Phonograph  Search this
Telephone  Search this
Motors  Search this
Call number:
T223.B2 E23 1869
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_691276