Thomas A. Edison Autographs, Memorabilia & Collectibles
THOMAS A. EDISON
Born: February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio
Died: October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey
Biography
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) patented more than a thousand inventions, including the incandescent electric lamp, phonograph (his favorite invention), mimeograph, alkaline storage battery and microphone. In 1890, he invented the Vitascope, and Edison is credited with establishing the standard of using 35mm film with four perforations on the edges. He produced talking motion pictures in 1913. In 1887, Edison had set up his facility dedicated to research and development in West Orange, New Jersey. By the following year, it was the world's largest scientific testing laboratory. His original laboratory, in Menlo Park, New Jersey, was removed to the Greenfield Village Museum in Dearborn, Michigan by his friend, Henry Ford, in 1929.
1895-The-e_xecution-of-Mary,-Queen-of-Scots (Producer), 1913-Julius-Caesar (Producer), 1913-A-Minstrel-Show (Producer), 1904-Parsifal (Producer), 1897-Mr.-Edison-at-Work-in-His-Chemical-Laboratory (in person), 1998-Hollywoodism:-Jews,-Movies-and-the-American-Dream (Other), 1983-Historia-del-cine:-Epoca-muda (Other), 1942-The-Film-That-Was-Lost (Other), 1913-Her-Redemption (Producer), 1911-Lucia-di-Lammermoor (Producer), 1896-Blackton-Sketches,-No.-2 (Producer), 1896-Blackton-Sketches,-No.-3 (Producer), 1899-Bicycle-Trick-Riding,-No.-2 (Director), 1899-Bicycle-Trick-Riding,-No.-2 (in person), 1922-A-Day-with-Thomas-A.-Edison (in person), 2002-Cinerama-Adventure (Other), 1999-ABC-2000:-The-Millennium (Other), 1995-The-Shadow-of-Hate (Other), 1977-The-Glory-of-Their-Times (Other), 1954-This-Was-Yesterday (Other), 1951-The-Littlest-Expert-on-My-Favorite-President (Other), 1940-Panama-Pacific-International-Exhibition (Other), 1940-Servant-of-Mankind (Other), 1933-March-of-the-Movies (Other), 1913-Nursery-Favorites (Producer), 1913-The-Irish-Policeman (Producer), 1903-Electrocuting-an-Elephant (Producer), 1901-The-Trick-Cyclist (Director), 1903-Electrocuting-an-Elephant (in person), 2008-Murnau,-Borzage-and-Fox (Other), 1999-The-20th-Century:-A-Moving-Visual-History (Other), 1996-Biography (Other), 1982-Before-the-Nickelodeon:-The-Cinema-of-Edwin-S.-Porter (Other), 1956-I-Never-Forget-a-Face (Other), 1950-The-Golden-Twenties (Other), 1946-Okay-for-Sound (Other), 2006-Niagara-Falls (Other), 1990-2006-The-American-Experience (Other), 2005-Edison:-The-Invention-of-the-Movies (Other), 2002-Naqoyqatsi (Other), 2000-Modern-Marvels (Other), 1999-Biography-of-the-Millennium:-100-People---1000-Years (Other), 1979-Mr.-Mike's-Mondo-Video (Producer), 1914-The-Patchwork-Girl-of-Oz (Producer), 1898-The-Passion-Play-of-Oberammergau (Producer), 1896-Fatima's-Coochee-Coochee-Dance (Producer), 1896-Edison-Drawn-by-'World'-Artist (in person), 2010-The-Light-Bulb-Conspiracy (Other), 2009-History-Detectives (Other)
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT UNSIGNED 09/27/1879 - HFSID 348032The famous inventor penned a section of answers on this questionnaire! Printed Questionnaire filled out by an assistant who has signed: "Thomas A. Edison" at the conclusion, but with 11 words in Edison's hand, 1p, 7¾x10½. J.K.Price: $5,000.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT SIGNED 02/29/1916 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 84400Thomas Edison initials a typed document endorsing the minutes of his board. Typed Document endorsed: "OK TAE" (Thomas Alva Edison), "O.K./C.H.W" (Charles Wilson) and "OK/WHM" (William H. Meadowcroft) at lower left margin, ¾p, 8x13.
Price: $1,600.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH ENDORSEMENT UNSIGNED - HFSID 250705Handwritten note from "Blume", probably one of Thomas Edison's "muckers", addressed to Edison and regarding the two sets of samples in a test Manuscript note unsigned, written in pencil. 1p, 4¾x8, ruled paper.
Sale Price $995.00
$1,200.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH MEMO SIGNED 12/26/1922 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 410751920 memo written between Thomas Edison and his brother-in-law about expenses for an employee in Indianapolis Autograph memo signed "E" and "M", both in pencil. Pencil notations in upper right corner in unknown hand. 1 page, 4¾x8, ruled paper. Dec. 26, 1922.
Price: $1,400.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 67845The inventor write to his lab supervisor regarding experiments on his favorite invention, the phonograph. ANS: "E" in pencil, 1p, 5x8, ruled sheet. No place, no date. To "Moore".
Sale Price $1,495.00
$1,800.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 147231ANS: "E" in pencil, 1p, 5x8 lined sheet. No place, no date. To "Moore". In full: "Did you polish the set you I & Folsom went over & had Neill rerate --". THOMAS A. Edison, who writes to laboratory supervisor, S.A.
Price: $1,400.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED 12/01/1920 - HFSID 71893The inventor writes to his laboratory supervisor regarding cast iron blank molds, probably to be used for his disc phonograph, Edison's favorite invention. ANS: "E" in pencil, 2p, 5x7¾, separate ruled sheets. No place, 1920 December 1. To "Moore".
Price: $1,800.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED CIRCA 1922 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 155423ANS: "Edison" in pencil at lower margin of handwritten memo signed: "B. Wolnitzky", 1p, 8½x10½ lined sheet. Orange, New Jersey, 1922 October 23. Wolnitzky's memo is headed: ""Memorandum for Mr Thomas A. Edison".…"
Sale Price $1,750.00
$2,100.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 43364Inventor Thomas Edison and his son wrote this signed note to discuss a change of title for one of his employees, which "might carry weight in Washington". Two autograph notes signed "E." by Thomas Alva Edison, Jr.
Price: $1,750.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - CORPORATE MINUTES SIGNED 03/08/1921 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 1629Typed DS: "Thos A Edison" as a member of the Board of Directors of Thomas A. Edison, Inc., 1½p, 7½x11. No place, 1921 March 8. "Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Thomas A. Edison, Inc.", pages 199-200. Also signed by Edison's son Charles and four others.
Price: $1,800.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - DOCUMENT SIGNED CIRCA 1925 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 253904Typed DS: "Thos A Edison" as Director, 1¼p, front and verso, 8x11. West Orange, N.J., 1925 June 11. Countersigned: "Charles Edison" as Chairman, "Fred W. Roh" as Assistant Secretary (initialed "HE" by Howard Eckert, Secretary) and "H.F. Miller", "J.V.…"
Price: $2,600.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - DOCUMENT SIGNED WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 266284Typed DS: "Thos A Edison", "Charles Edison", "Henry Lanahan", "H.F. Miller" and "J.V. Miller" as Directors and "J.V. Miller" as Secretary, 1p, 8¼x11. No place, no date. Signature page of the minutes for the Board of Directors meeting of Edison Storage Battery Co.
Sale Price $1,495.00
$1,800.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - MEMORANDUM SIGNED 05/09/1923 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 410711923 typed memo between inventor Thomas Edison and Bruno Wolnitzky, who ran the Edison Service Record Club, regarding abuses to Edison's policy of giving discarded records to his employees for free. With a handwritten and signed note by Edison. Memorandum signed "B Wolnitzky.…"
Sale Price $1,095.00
$1,300.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - STOCK CERTIFICATE SIGNED 01/12/1904 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 30073The inventor signs an original stock certificate transferring 125 shares of The Edison Storage Battery Company to another person.
Price: $3,500.00
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THOMAS A. EDISON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 11/27/1923 WITH CO-SIGNERS - HFSID 85653William A. Hardy, one of Thomas Edison's patent attorneys, signed this typed letter to Edison in 1923 regarding patents on vulcanized rubber. With a handwritten and signed note by Edison. Typed letter signed "W. A. H" by Hardy in black ink and "TAE" by Edison in pencil.
Price: $1,400.00
