{"product_id":"thomas-a-edison-signed-1919-edison-primary-corporate-archive","title":"Thomas A Edison Signed 1919 Edison Primary Corporate Archive","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 1919 Edison Primary Batteries, Inc. corporate stockholders' meeting file, not a single signed letter. It is actually a small archive documenting the annual meeting of Edison Primary Batteries held on June 9, 1919 in West Orange, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost importantly, it contains an authentic signature of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Alva Edison on a proxy appointment form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentification\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdison Primary Batteries, Inc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company was one of Edison's battery enterprises, headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey, and involved in the development and manufacture of storage batteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe file includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotice of annual stockholders meeting (June 3, 1919)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSecretary J. W. Robinson affidavits\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStockholder list\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElection inspectors' report\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProxy forms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotarial certifications with embossed seals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal signatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Document\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most desirable page is the proxy form:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Know all men by these presents, that I, Thomas A. Edison...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eappointing:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Edison as his proxy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThos A. Edison and dated June 4, 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis appears to be an original ink signature rather than a secretarial signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdditional Historical Significance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stockholder list shows only ten shares outstanding:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas A. Edison (6 shares)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Edison (1 share)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen B. Mambert (1 share)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarry F. Miller (1 share)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl H. Wilson (1 share)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provides a fascinating snapshot of the closely held ownership structure of one of Edison's companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe presence of both Thomas Edison and his son Charles Edison in the corporate records enhances the historical appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not merely an autograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt documents:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdison's business activities in 1919\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorporate governance of Edison Primary Batteries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelationship between Thomas Edison and Charles Edison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal election and proxy records\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal New Jersey notarial seals and filings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearchers often value these records because they show how Edison managed his companies during the later years of his career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52312133730586,"sku":"EB-327193422223","price":3946.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/57_4bafd916-947b-4807-9109-32dd14ea2c88.jpg?v=1780518130","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/thomas-a-edison-signed-1919-edison-primary-corporate-archive","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}