Tommy showing Ben and John - 1801

From Rembrandt Peale painting

Stipple engraving by T. Knight after Bouch (Auguste Gaspard Louis, Baron Boucher-Desnoyers)

Thomas Edison Made Phonographs in Bloomfield

It appears that the factory was at the corner on Broad and Liberty Streets, where the Masonic building now sits, but scheduled for a makeover. 

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From the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers University:

Thomas Edison's New Jersey

A map showing important sites in New Jersey related to the life and work of Thomas Alva Edison. 

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Phonograph factory, Bloomfield, NJ

Ezra Gilliland established a factory to manufacture the new Edison wax-cylinder phonograph in 1887. It was located at corner of Liberty and Broad Streets in Bloomfield.(edison.rutgers.edu).

DAG Collection

If you haven't been to the Edison National Historic Site in a while, you're in for a treat. Since the rehab a few years back, it's quite a great experience. 

DAG Collection