Collection of United States patents granted to Thomas A. Edison, 1869-1884
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The patents are in chronological and numerical order, with the exception of two from Apr. 22, 1879 (nos. 214,636-214,637) which are bound at the end of the volume. The patents in v. 1 are mostly duplicated in v. 2, although some are re-issues or have slightly different texts."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "Vol. 2 contains 383 patents, dating from June 1, 1869 (no. 90,646, for improvement in electrographic vote-recorder) to May 20, 1884 (no. 298,956, for mode of operating dynamo-electric machines), arranged in chronological and numerical order."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "The patent drawings were photo-lithographed by N. Peters, Washington, D.C."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "Patent 282,287 (July 31, 1883) in v. 2 includes a printed errata slip."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "Also available online."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "SCDIRB copy of v. 1 (39088009797978) has a sheet of Paris hotel stationery with ms. pencil notes (by Hammer?), concerning patents for phonographs, tipped in on the verso of the drawing for patent no. 210,767 (Dec. 10, 1878)."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "SCDIRB copy of v. 1 has stamp: From the William J. Hammer collection."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "SCDIRB copy of v. 1 has later black buckram portfolio with gilt-lettered spine; some leaves have been \"silked\" or otherwise repaired with tape."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "SCDIRB copy of v. 2 (39088009798059) has inscription on front free endpaper: W.J. Hammer from Thomas A Edison, N[ew] York Feb[ruar]y 19th 1885; with Hammer's ink stamps: William J. Hammer; From the William J. Hammer Scientific Collection."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "SCDIRB copy of v. 2 has later green buckram binding; approximately 60 leaves of blank lined paper have been inserted at the front of the volume."}, {"label": "Notes", "content": "Elecresource"}], "name": [{"label": "Author", "content": "Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931"}, {"label": "lithographer", "content": "Peters, N (Norris)"}, {"label": "former owner", "content": "Hammer, William Joseph 1858-1934 DSI"}, {"label": "inscriber", "content": "Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931 DSI"}, {"label": "Author", "content": "United States Patent Office"}, {"label": "Subject", "content": "Edison, Thomas A (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931"}], "topic": [{"label": "Topic", "content": "Patents--Specifications"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Inventions"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Patents"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Telegraph"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Electric machinery"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Electric apparatus and appliances"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Phonograph"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Telephone"}, {"label": "Topic", "content": "Motors"}], "place": [{"label": "Place", "content": "United States"}], "title": [{"label": "Title", "content": "United States patents granted to Thomas A. 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