Thomas Edison Ephemera Incl. His Widow's Sympathy Acknowledgement Card, 3 Pcs
Thomas Edison
n.p., ca. 1890s-1931
Thomas Edison Ephemera Incl. His Widow's Sympathy Acknowledgement Card, 3 Pcs
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Three pieces of ephemera relating to American inventor Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931). Ca. 1890s-1931. N.p. The items include: a biographical description of Edison, mounted with a gelatin silver photograph; a partly printed and partly manuscript card declining a request for Edison's autograph; and a rare black-edged sympathy acknowledgement card from "Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison." Expected wear to be elaborated below, else very good. The largest item, the mounted photo with biographical description, measures 8.625" x 7.325."
The lot includes, in chronological order:
1. A printed biographical description of Edison, perhaps for inclusion in a scrapbook, recounting his achievements up through ca. 1890s, with a gelatin silver portrait photograph of Edison mounted at left. Mostly evenly toned, with small areas of loss affecting three of four corners. The black and white matte 3" x 4.25" photograph shows isolated silvering. Overall: 8.625" x 7.325."
2. A fancy partly embossed card signed in print by Edison's secretary, reading in part: "Due to Mr. Edison's advanced age, it has been found necessary for him to conserve his strength for matters of utmost importance in connection with his business and experimental work…" Scattered scuffs, paper clip impressions, and staple holes. 6.125" x 3.5."
3. A black-edged sympathy acknowledgement card with an embossed printed message, as: "Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison / and her family / acknowledge with grateful appreciation / your kind expression of sympathy." Scattered stains, tape residue traces, and staple holes. 4.625" x 3.5." Upon his death at age 84, Edison left his second wife, Mina Miller Edison, and six children from two marriages.
Thomas Edison was America's most prolific, and arguably its most important, inventor. His 1,093 patents span the fields of electricity, printing, telecommunications, and motion picture and sound recordings, as well as a myriad of other technologies. Edison's Orange laboratory, which opened in 1887, would expand over the next few decades into a substantial industrial, chemical, mechanical, and electrical research and development complex. Edison's legacy consists of his two laboratories in Menlo Park and Orange, New Jersey and in 300+ international companies that capitalized on his inventions.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Thomas Edison
n.p., ca. 1890s-1931
Thomas Edison Ephemera Incl. His Widow's Sympathy Acknowledgement Card, 3 Pcs
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Three pieces of ephemera relating to American inventor Thomas A. Edison (1847-1931). Ca. 1890s-1931. N.p. The items include: a biographical description of Edison, mounted with a gelatin silver photograph; a partly printed and partly manuscript card declining a request for Edison's autograph; and a rare black-edged sympathy acknowledgement card from "Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison." Expected wear to be elaborated below, else very good. The largest item, the mounted photo with biographical description, measures 8.625" x 7.325."
The lot includes, in chronological order:
1. A printed biographical description of Edison, perhaps for inclusion in a scrapbook, recounting his achievements up through ca. 1890s, with a gelatin silver portrait photograph of Edison mounted at left. Mostly evenly toned, with small areas of loss affecting three of four corners. The black and white matte 3" x 4.25" photograph shows isolated silvering. Overall: 8.625" x 7.325."
2. A fancy partly embossed card signed in print by Edison's secretary, reading in part: "Due to Mr. Edison's advanced age, it has been found necessary for him to conserve his strength for matters of utmost importance in connection with his business and experimental work…" Scattered scuffs, paper clip impressions, and staple holes. 6.125" x 3.5."
3. A black-edged sympathy acknowledgement card with an embossed printed message, as: "Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison / and her family / acknowledge with grateful appreciation / your kind expression of sympathy." Scattered stains, tape residue traces, and staple holes. 4.625" x 3.5." Upon his death at age 84, Edison left his second wife, Mina Miller Edison, and six children from two marriages.
Thomas Edison was America's most prolific, and arguably its most important, inventor. His 1,093 patents span the fields of electricity, printing, telecommunications, and motion picture and sound recordings, as well as a myriad of other technologies. Edison's Orange laboratory, which opened in 1887, would expand over the next few decades into a substantial industrial, chemical, mechanical, and electrical research and development complex. Edison's legacy consists of his two laboratories in Menlo Park and Orange, New Jersey and in 300+ international companies that capitalized on his inventions.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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