[MBSB8B-F] Cat. 1246 (1892-1900, 1909)

Special Collections Series -- Charles Batchelor Collection -- Scrapbooks

Title
[MBSB8B-F] Cat. 1246 (1892-1900, 1909)
Description

[The following Charles Batchelor scrapbook appears in the Supplement Series in Thomas A. Edison Papers: A Selective Microfilm Edition, Part IV (1899-1910). The images for Part IV have not yet been digitized. If the "List Documents" button at the bottom of the note is used, a list of document records associated with this scrapbook will be displayed. However, no images will be displayed if the "Show Documents" button at the top of the list is used. To see the location of this item in the Series Notes for Part II, use the "Which Series Notes?" button.]

This scrapbook covers the period 1892-1900, with one additional item from 1909, and contains clippings about a variety of subjects. Included are newspaper interviews and profiles of Edison and his son, Thomas A. Edison, Jr. There are also clippings about Edison's kinetoscope and his plans for combining that invention with the phonograph; litigation involving Edison and the North American Phonograph Co.; Edison's relations with the General Electric Co.; and his iron ore concentration plant at Ogden, New Jersey. Other items pertain to aerial navigation; bicycles and the invention of the bicycle speedometer; x-ray experiments; and new uses for the automobile. Additional clippings relate to Nikola Tesla; the accidental death by electrocution of Franklin L. Pope, inventor and editor of The Telegrapher; the international competition for the "world's fastest train"; and organizational changes at Drexel, Morgan & Co. Also included are advertisements from incandescent lamp manufacturers; passenger lists from transatlantic crossings; and invitations to meetings of professional societies and to social events The spine is labeled "1895-1896" and "H 3204 to ." The pages are unnumbered. Approximately 150 pages have been used. The clippings are individually numbered 3203-3539.

URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/MBSB8B-F
Identifier
MBSB8B-F
Type
Special Collections
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Special Collections Series -- Charles Batchelor Collection -- Scrapbooks
Alternative Title
Cat. 1246 (1892-1900, 1909)
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 227

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