Thomas Edison Photo Portrait With Hand Signed Autograph Signature In Blue Ink
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This item is being relisted as the original buyer canceled the sale. Thomas Edison Photo Portrait With Hand Signed Autograph Signature In Blue Ink. Matte measures 5 5/8" x 7"; the window for the photo is 1" x 3 3/8". Photo and signature are fine, matte has some edge roughness from having been framed, the matte is glued down to the backing board - see my photos. It had been framed but was removed from it's frame; would look quite nice in a small quietly frame. I rece...ntly acquired a lifetime collection of genuine celebrity autographs from the estate of Warren Rideout, he collected signed items for decades. All are guaranteed authentic hand signed by the actual person - none are autopen or reprints unless indicated. Most of his collection was Hollywood related but he also had some famous sports stars, boxers and captains of industry. LIFELONG COLLECTION OF WARREN RIDEOUT FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS....WARREN WAS A LIFELONG COLLECTOR OF TV & MOVIE STARS AND PERSONALITIES. HE AND HIS TWO BROTHERS OWNED A TV AND MOVIE MEMORABILIA STORE IN BOSTON. THEY SOLD PHOTOS, MOVIE POSTERS, LOBBY CARDS, AUTOGRAPHS AND ANYTHING TO DO WITH TV & MOVIES . WARREN HAD WORLDWIDE CONTACTS IN NEW YORK, HOLLYWOOD, AND LONDON. HE WOULD ACTUALLY FIND OUT WHEN THE STARS WERE COMING TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON; FOLLOW THEM THERE, AND TAKE HIS OWN PICTURES OF THEM. He had always carried blank cards and would ask the person for their signature. Warren Rideout had subscribed to Autograph Collector magazine for years, he was a very advanced signature collector.
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He is credited with developing many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He is often credited with establishing the first industrial research laboratory.Edison was raised in the American Midwest and early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions would be developed. He would later establish a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1, 093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of complications of diabetes.
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He is credited with developing many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He is often credited with establishing the first industrial research laboratory.Edison was raised in the American Midwest and early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions would be developed. He would later establish a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1, 093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of complications of diabetes.
