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Thomas Edison Autograph and Black & White Photo and on reverse is William McKinley Autograph and Bla

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:350.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Thomas Edison Autograph and Black & White Photo and on reverse is William McKinley Autograph and Bla
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475.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2012 Oct 20 @ 11:47UTC-4 : AST/EDT
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Two significant autographs back to back. Includes on face, New Jersey, 1925, Edison autograph on small sheet with his wife's signature below that reads “Mina Miller Edison - “Glenmount “- Llewellyn Park July 21-1925 “. Black and White photograph of Edison in his lab ca.1912. Ensemble is matted. Edison (1847-1931) also known as the “Wizard of Menlo Park “ is one of the most prolific inventors with 1093 U.S patents. His invention of the phonograph in 1877 was the first invention that gained him wide attention along with the invention of the incandescent light bulb. Another of his inventions the kinetoscope was an early predecessor to the motion picture projectors we have today. Edison died in his Llewellyn home in 1931. Reverse includes William McKinley autograph on small sheet, Portrait engraving of McKinley above. Ensemble is matted. McKinley (1843-1901) was the 25th U.S president and served from 1897 until his assaination in 1901 in Buffalo where he was attending the Pan-American Exposition. His killer, Leon Czolgosz, was an anarchist and was executed for the murder on October 29, 1901. McKinley is known for leading America to victory in the Spanish–American War and also raising protective tariffs to protect American industry. His presidency began Republican domination of the White House for almost thirty years. He was also the 39th Governor of Ohio from 1892-96.