Edison Talking Doll (without dress, full height, side view), source of...
"Twinkle, twinkle little star" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Thomas Edison, Thomas Edison national historical park
NJ Public domain photograph of cabinet, furniture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Replica of Scott's 1857 flatbed phonautograph (photo 9 of 9)
Phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville in Paris, France in 1857. This object is a full-scale replica based on historic drawings, built in 2016 by Anton Stoelwinder for the David Giovanno... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 4 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 2 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph (photo 1 of 7)
Replica of Scott's 1859 cylinder phonautograph: Invented by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, the original built by him and Rudolph Koenig in Paris, France in 1859. This object is a replica based on historic... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 4 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph (photo 2 of 2)
Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This historic artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison Na... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 1 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's "Phonograph" notes and drawings, December 3, 1877.
Edison's "Phonograph" notes and drawings, December 3, 1877.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's "Speaking Telephone" notes and drawings, July 17, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telephone" notes and drawings, July 17, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telegraph" notes and drawings, July 18, 1877.
Edison's "Speaking Telegraph" notes and drawings, July 18, 1877.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 2 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Edison's 1877 Embossing Translating Telegraph (photo 3 of 7)
Edison's Embossing Translating Telegraph, designed in 1876 and built early in 1877 at Menlo Park, New Jersey. This original artifact is preserved and on display at Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph with mouthpiece, ...
Replica of Edison's 1877 Cylinder Tinfoil Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison and built by John Kruesi in Menlo Park, New Jersey in December 1877. This machine is a replica, built by William Miller in 2011.... More
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 2 of 4)
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. Built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the David Giovannoni collection. An original ... More
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 4 of 4)
Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. This object is a replica based on historic drawings, built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the ... More
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph (photo 1 of 4)
Replica of Edison's 1878 Plate (Disc) Phonograph: Invented by Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, New Jersey in early 1878. Built for Ray Phillips in 2000, it is now in the David Giovannoni collection. An original ... More
Main Entrance Into Laboratory Complex
Main entrance into the Laboratory Complex. Thomas Edison opened his Laboratory Complex in 1887. The complex included a library, machine shops, chemistry, physics and metallurgical laboratories and experiment... More
Edison's phonograph display at Exposition Universelle De Paris, 1889
During the summer of 1889, Thomas Edison exhibited his phonograph technology at the Exposition Universelle De Paris. A talking doll is displayed on the center table.
Edison phonograph exhibit at 1889 Exposition Universelle De Paris
In the summer of 1889, Thomas Edison exhibited his lastest phonograph technology at the Exposition Universelle De Paris. A prototype Edison Talking Doll is displayed on the center table. Thomas Edison National... More
Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890, full view of cover page
"The Manufacture of Edison's Talking Doll", Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890.
Drawing of young woman making a doll recording, Scientific American, A...
Drawing of young woman making a doll recording ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
'Edison's Phonographic Doll' (news article), Scientific American, Apri...
"Edison's Phonographic Doll" (news article), Scientific American magazine, April 26, 1890, page 263.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll 'packing room', Scientific American, Ap...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll 'packing room' in the Edison Phonograph Works. Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Manufacture of Edison Talking Dolls, circa February to May 1890
Manufacture of Edison Talking Dolls took place at the Edison Phonograph Works, near the Edison Laboratory, in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison National Historical Park historic photograph, image number 29-415-001.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll with back open, Scientific American, Ap...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll with back open ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll phonograph mechanism, Scientific Americ...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll phonograph mechanism ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll, complete with clothing, Scientific Ame...
Drawing of Edison Talking Doll, complete with clothing ; Scientific American, April 26, 1890, image from cover page.
Corliss engine at the Concentrating Works, 1895.
Corliss engine used to power giant rolls at the Concentrating Works, 1895.
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 3
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 2
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 4
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 5
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 7
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 10
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Thomas Edison - National Parks Gallery
Portrait of Thomas Edison taken around 1878
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 6
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, removed from prototype mechanism - view ...
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 2
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 3
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - detail view 4
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 1
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, close-up view of groove surface
This photo shows a close-up view of the recorded sound groove surface. (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinde... More
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 7
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, inside rim
This view shows the inside rim of the cylinder. "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on prototype mechanism - view 8
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, removed from prototype mechanism - view ...
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism, showing feedscrew
A close-up view of the feedscrew on Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism (EDIS 1564). "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, showing 'T 130' marking
A marking found inside the cylinder reads "T 130" (inside ring, top center.) (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cy... More
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, showing 'hickory 120' marking
A marking found inside the cylinder reads "hickory 120" (inside ring, top center). "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
Edison Talking Doll cylinder, outside rim
This view shows the outside rim of the cylinder. (Note: The "1565" marking is not historic. It is the NPS museum catalog number.) "Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Pa... More
Edison Talking Doll prototype mechanism feedscrew
"Hickory, dickory, dock" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, metal ; National Park Service collection (EDIS 1565).
![Theo Wangemann (right), phonograph playback in Edison Laboratory Music Room, circa May 1905 (From: 'Thomas Alva Edison: 60 years of an inventor's life' [book], by Francis Arthur Jones)](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn2/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTEvMDEvMDEvdGhlby13YW5nZW1hbm4tcmlnaHQtcGhvbm9ncmFwaC1wbGF5YmFjay1pbi1lZGlzb24tbGFib3JhdG9yeS1tdXNpYy1yb29tLWNpcmNhLWI0OWRmOC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "Theo Wangemann (right), phonograph playback in Edison Laboratory Music Room, circa May 1905 (From: 'Thomas Alva Edison: 60 years of an inventor's life' [book], by Francis Arthur Jones)")
Theo Wangemann (right), phonograph playback in Edison Laboratory Music...
Theo Wangemann (right), phonograph playback in Edison Laboratory Music Room, circa May 1905, West Orange, New Jersey. From "Thomas Alva Edison: 60 years of an inventor's life", Francis Arthur Jones.
Thomas Edison - National Parks Gallery
This photo was taken around 1906 in the laboratory of Thomas Edison.
Thomas and Mina Edison - Public domain print
A portrait of Thomas and Mina Edison taken around 1908.
1000 mile endurance run, 1910. - Public Domain image, National Parks G...
1000 mile endurance run, 1910. Public domain photograph of a car, automobile, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Workers filming fire drill, 1912-1913.
Workers filming fire drill, 1912-1913.
Thomas Edison shaking hands with an unidentified woman at the Panama-P...
Public domain photograph related to Thomas Edison National Park, inventor, electricity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Edison and Mina Edison at the AT&T Palace of Liberal Arts, Expo...
Thomas and Mina Edison on the platform of the Auditorium of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Palace of Liberal Arts, Exposition Grounds, San Francisco, California. The occasion of the demonstration... More
Thomas Edison being given flowers by a young girl on California trip. ...
Public domain photograph related to Thomas Edison National Park, inventor, electricity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford touring the Palace of Mines and Metallur...
Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford touring the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in San Francisco, California. Edison and Ford inspecting the Rock Springs, Wyoming coal mine and Mr. W.E... More
Fire Department of the Primary Battery Div. 1915.
Fire Department of the Primary Battery Div. At Silver Lake, second prize winners in competition at Olympic Park, July 3, 1915.
Interior of Tent - National Parks Gallery
Interior of Tent Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
American Chemistry Society table
ACS table, where kids did experiments all day long.
Edison Talking Doll (with dress, front view of head and shoulders), so...
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
National parks: DSC_0143 - public domain image
Public domain photograph related to Thomas Edison National Park, inventor, electricity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Tent Location, Thomas Edison national historical park
Tent Location Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
'Directions for winding' - reverse side of paper identification slip
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
National parks: DSC_0431 - public domain image
Public domain photograph of laboratory, scientist, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison Talking Doll cylinder on mechanism
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Warehouse truck, equipped with Edison storage batteries.
Warehouse truck, equipped with Edison storage batteries. Public domain photograph of a train accident, railroad, trainwreck, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Building 1 Visitor Center Theater
Building 1 Theater Area Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison Talking Doll - detail view (1) of reproducer weight and stylus
This image shows the hinged weight and articulated stylus bar of the doll mechanism's reproducer. The reproducer diaphragm is 2-3/4 inch diameter, probably made of glass. "Twinkle, twinkle little star" ; Edis... More
Edison Talking Doll - detail view (4) of reproducer weight and stylus
The reproducer stylus bar is a thin, flat piece of metal (not brass). The stylus bar has what appears to be a polished metallic ball fused to the tip. "Twinkle, twinkle little star" ; Edison Talking Doll cyli... More
West Orange Street Fair - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
WO fair going on right in front of TENHP.
Storage battery factory nickel washing machine.
Storage battery factory nickel washing machine.
National parks: DSC_0542 - public domain image
Public domain photograph of office, auditorium, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Interior of Tent - National Parks Gallery
Interior of tent Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison Talking Doll (without dress, full height, front view), source o...
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Edison Talking Doll - detail view (5) of reproducer weight and stylus
The back of the stylus bar is attached by a pin to a sleeve with a very fine thread (silk?), the other end of which is attached (glued) to the center of the diaphragm. In this photo you can see that it has bec... More
Front side of paper identification slip
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Thomas Edison and his Home Projecting Kinetoscope
Thomas Edison in his West Orange library examining a strip of film.
Edison Talking Doll - detail view (2) of reproducer weight and stylus
This image shows the hinged weight and articulated stylus bar of the doll mechanism's reproducer. The reproducer diaphragm is 2-3/4 inch diameter, probably made of glass.
Edison Talking Doll (without dress, front view of head and torso), sou...
"There was a little girl" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
Edison Talking Doll (without dress, full height, front view), source o...
"Twinkle, twinkle little star" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Rolfs collection.
National parks: DSC_0221 - public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain image of a factory, plant, manufacture, assembly line, industrial facility, early 20th-century industrial architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Motorcycles equipped with Edison batteries
Motorcycles equipped with Edison batteries Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison Talking Doll - detail view (3) of reproducer weight and stylus
This image shows the hinged weight and articulated stylus bar of the doll mechanism's reproducer. The reproducer diaphragm is 2-3/4 inch diameter, probably made of glass.
Building 11 with chairs - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery
Building 11 Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Workers operating machine for Edison storage battery production.
Workers operating machine for Edison storage battery production. Public domain photograph of industrial workers, factory building, work, assembly line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National parks: DSC_0148 - public domain image
Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Edison storage battery factory.
Edison storage battery factory. Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Edison Talking Doll, source of 'Little Jack Horner' recording
"Little Jack Horner" ; Edison Talking Doll cylinder, brown wax ; Timpson collection. Photo taken circa 1984 by Edward Pershey, Supervisory Museum Curator, Edison National Historic Site.