A Very Early, Larger Format, Photograph of Thomas Edison, Signed and Presented by Him to an Early Electric Executive

It is the famed Pach Brothers 1904 photo of him, and was an image Edison prized

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This is a fine matte-finish approximately 9 x 11 inch seated portrait of Thomas Edison taken by the famed Pach Brothers studio in 1904, affixed to the original approximately 6.75 x 8 inch studio mount imprinted with the Pach name, and signed by Edison. It is a fine and very early signed...

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A Very Early, Larger Format, Photograph of Thomas Edison, Signed and Presented by Him to an Early Electric Executive

It is the famed Pach Brothers 1904 photo of him, and was an image Edison prized

This is a fine matte-finish approximately 9 x 11 inch seated portrait of Thomas Edison taken by the famed Pach Brothers studio in 1904, affixed to the original approximately 6.75 x 8 inch studio mount imprinted with the Pach name, and signed by Edison. It is a fine and very early signed photograph of Edison, one of our nicest ever.

Robert F. Pack had a long history of interest in electric lights. In 1912 he became president of the Canadian Electrical Association, then went on to Minnesota where he became General Manager of the Minneapolis General Electric Company. In 1922 his service would be rewarded when he became vice president of the National Electric Light Association in the United States. This photograph was given by Edison to Pack, and we obtained it from the Pack descendants. It has never before been offered for sale.

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