Mr.Edison

[taz42o]

Found this ceramic piece in slag dump. It is 3 3/8 " wide and about 3" tall , broke at top and corner. 3/4" thick.
It reads...

trade
Thomas a Edison
reg. u.s Mark pat. off.
Thomas A. Edison
Orange.N.J.. i think u.s.a. is broke off


Any ideas what it is?

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Taz, You just got....served! lol

 

[allen]

sure its not the bottom of a vase

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

sure its not the bottom of a vase

Its a lid.

 

[allen]

that was just my guess !!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

that was just my guess !!!

Its already IDed. No need to keep guessing, unless you are just boosting your post count. Did Thomas Edison manufacture vases? Just asking.

I think we need the green check taz.

 

[montepollock]

abt 1988 I hiked along an exempt railroad in SE kansas and found4or5 of the round jars with lids,and maybe a hundred battery oil bottles(poured over the acid in battery to prevent evaporation.
well,anyway shortly after RR reopened spur and regraded, burrying anything left under 3' of gravel.
I never found any square ones,Though.
HH,Mont

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

abt 1988 I hiked along an exempt railroad in SE kansas and found4or5 of the round jars with lids,and maybe a hundred battery oil bottles(poured over the acid in battery to prevent evaporation.
well,anyway shortly after RR reopened spur and regraded, burrying anything left under 3' of gravel.
I never found any square ones,Though.
HH,Mont

They must have some value. You gave me an idea. Im going to start searching RR tracks more often because thats were Edisons batteries were often used. Anything with a patent date is worth more.

 

[72cheyenne]

that was just my guess !!!

Its already IDed. No need to keep guessing, unless you are just boosting your post count. Did Thomas Edison manufacture vases? Just asking.

I think we need the green check taz.

 

[allen]

maybe no green check mark threw me off .
no need to boost my post count .
have a great day everyone !!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

My post count is so high, Im totally embarrassed. Maybe I can go back and delete some.

 

[taz42o]

Nice ID chip , Blacksheep. Wish i could find better pic of rectangle lid like I have. Even the one blacksheep posted looks square not rectangle but maybe just an illusion because jar top looks rectangle.
Ok Big C , I been having trouble logging in . I will Check now.

 

[taz42o]

Taz, You just got....served! lol

Somebody's gotta keep me on my toes.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Ok Big C , I been having trouble logging in . I will Check now.

Only if you think its solved.

 

[montepollock]

We found 2 varieties of oil bottles,The thomas edison bottles were more common,the other type was marked union carbide.Look for a concrete box about 4' square with a metal lid< close to old railroad crossings.
also keep an eye out for the colored glass or ceramic insulators.Usually RRs are private property however,and when closed or exempted ownership reverts to landowner though rail road may maintain the grades and crossings,
HH,Mont

 

[TOMEZZ35]

Found this ceramic piece in slag dump. It is 3 3/8 " wide and about 3" tall , broke at top and corner. 3/4" thick.
It reads...

trade
Thomas a Edison
reg. u.s Mark pat. off.
Thomas A. Edison
Orange.N.J.. i think u.s.a. is broke off


Any ideas what it is?

Its a battery cover, with Thomas Edison's name on it. I have looked and looked for one on Ebay and the internet and can't find one anywhere. I have 1, a full one not broken or chipped, in like mint condition. But I can not find what it is worth. I see the round ones on Ebay, but not the rectangler one like you and I have. I'm trying to find out if they are rare, and or rarer then the round ones.

 

[TOMEZZ35]

Found this ceramic piece in slag dump. It is 3 3/8 " wide and about 3" tall , broke at top and corner. 3/4" thick.
It reads...

trade
Thomas a Edison
reg. u.s Mark pat. off.
Thomas A. Edison
Orange.N.J.. i think u.s.a. is broke off


Any ideas what it is?

I can send a pic of mine if you'd like, Just let me know.

 

[coloradocav1]

Thats interesting you found it in a slag dump, last year digging along some r.r. tracks and small loading area, I dug two small bottles of some sort of oil, they were embossed Thomas Edison on the side. if you find out what your fragment is, please let me know and vise versa.

 

[rick67]

Its a battery cover, with Thomas Edison's name on it. I have looked and looked for one on Ebay and the internet and can't find one anywhere. I have 1, a full one not broken or chipped, in like mint condition. But I can not find what it is worth. I see the round ones on Ebay, but not the rectangler one like you and I have. I'm trying to find out if they are rare, and or rarer then the round ones.

This thread is 6 years old.

 

[sutphin]

ANYTHING WITH EDISON IS A NEET FIND ..

 

[BigWaveDave]

One of these days I'll check out the Edison winter home museum, here in Ft. Myers. A mile from my house..
I will see if I can find a match, shouldn't be too difficult...

$25 admission though, so don't hold your breath.