AN OVERSIZED THOMAS EDISON SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931). Edison was an American inventor best known for inventing the electric light bulb.

PS. 11” x 14”. N.d. N.p. A black-and-white image signed “To Miss Barbara Ann Payne Thos. A Edison”. The print reproduces a drawing of Edison in three-quarter view. Per materials that accompany the photograph, Barbara Ann, the daughter of Lillian and Judd Payne, was born in December 1926 and then mailed this image; the father was in publishing and worked for Funk & Wagnalls, among other companies.  Photographs of this size are much scarcer than normal 8” x 10” Edison signed photos.  It is generally in fine condition with the extreme upper right corner missing and light chipping and faults to the margins.