Description
A formal portrait shows Thomas Edison seated against a dark background in a suit and bow tie. His printed signature appears below the image, along with a short biographical note about the Edison Phonograph. The card has a clean, studio-style presentation with a sepia-toned photographic look. Undated.
Front Text (verbatim):
Thomas A Edison.
Mr. Edison is not only the inventor of the Edison Phonograph, but
he still controls its manufacture and sale. He regards it as the greatest of
instruments for home entertainment and education. That is why he
was quoted as saying: “I want to see a Phonograph in every home.”
Back Text (verbatim):
Post Card
THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR CORRESPONDENCE
THIS SPACE FOR THE
ADDRESS ONLY
Issued by the National Phonograph Company, Orange, N. J.
London, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Mexico City, Sydney, Buenos Aires.
FORM 1888
