Thomas Logan and Other Employees outside Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Machine Shop, 1877-1881

THF287289 / Thomas Logan and Other Employees outside Thomas Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory Machine Shop, 1877-1881

Artifact Overview

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1877-1881

Collection Title

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2990

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10.25 in

Keywords	United States, New Jersey, Edison, Menlo Park Photographic prints Photographs Group portraits Employees Machine shops Research facilities Workers Original sites Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Logan, Thomas Menlo Park Machine Shop

Artifact
Menlo Park Machine Shop
The presence of a machine shop (and of foreman / head machinist John Kruesi) was fundamental to the success of Menlo Park. This well-equipped facility -- built to replace the small machine shop originally installed in the laboratory -- enabled Edison and his associates to not only rapidly prototype iterations of experimental devices but also facilitate their eventual, profitable manufacture.