Edison Manufacturing Company

Credits

Descriptions by
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Video captures courtesy of
Logo Archive Collection Company and ifrequire

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 (April 14, 1894-1918)

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Visuals: On a black background, there is the drawing lines with "Thomas A. Edison" 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 frame.

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

Technique: A printed graphic filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: None.

Availability: It was seen on films made by the company such as The Land Beyond the Sunset, Frankenstein (1910), and What Happened to Mary?, and the another variant seen on The Great Train Robbery (1903).

Legacy: It was the oldest-known in-credit logo documented on this wiki, and perhaps the earliest known logo documented on this wiki.