Edison Manufacturing Company

Background
Thomas A. Edison Inc. (formerly known as Edison Manufacturing Company) was a film production company organized in 1889 by the inventor and entrepeneur Thomas Edison, who also produced kinetoscope films. In 1911, its assets and operations were transferred to Thomas A. Edison Inc.

Logo (1894-1918)
Visuals: On a black background, there is the drawing lines with "Thomas A. Edison Inc." inside with the arc above with the words "TRADE MARK" above the name and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" below. There is the title of the film inside the scroll.

Variant: On The Great Train Robbery (1903), there is the "Thomas A. Edison Inc." logo with "TRADE" above the logo and "MARK" below the logo on two upper-left and lower-right corners.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Can be seen on The Land Beyond the Sunset and other films and the another variant seen on The Great Train Robbery (1903).

Legacy: Perhaps the earliest known logo documented on this wiki.