(NS-76-002) Telegraph

Notebook

Title

(NS-76-002) 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 acoustic telegraphy. There are also items pertaining to multiple and automatic telegraphy. More than half of the documents consist of tracings made for patent purposes. These follow the other notes and drawings."

Identifier

NS7602-N

Has Format

https://iiif.archivelab.org/iiif/taepnotebook-NS7602/manifest.json

Is Part Of

Notebook Series -- Unbound Notes and Drawings

Has Version

Type

Notebook

Rights

Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.