[NS7704-F] (NS-77-004) Telegraph

Notebook Series -- Unbound Notes and Drawings

Title
[NS7704-F] (NS-77-004) Telegraph
Description

[The first paragraph of this note covers all of the Unbound Notes and Drawings for Part I.]

The loose technical notes and drawings constituting this collection cover the years 1873-1878. They relate to a variety of subjects, including telegraphy, electric lighting and power, the electric pen and duplicating press, the telephone, and the phonograph. There are also documents pertaining to various other subjects, such as carbon rheostats, acoustic devices, the tasimeter, and the voltameter. The unbound notes and drawings are organized by year and within each year by subject. Undated notes and drawings, organized by subject, follow the dated material.

This folder contains notes and drawings signed by Edison, James Adams, and Charles Batchelor. They relate primarily to the sextuplex—a telegraph designed to send six messages simultaneously along the same wire. The documents appear in the following order:

(1) sextuplex notes and drawings

(2) other original notes and drawings

(3) tracings prepared for patent purposes

URL
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/NS7704-F
Is Version Of
Notebook Viewer, Edison Notebook NS7704-N
Identifier
NS7704-F
Type
Notebook
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Notebook Series -- Unbound Notes and Drawings
Alternative Title
(NS-77-004) Telegraph
Has Version
Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 7

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