{"product_id":"thomas-edison-signed-1929-check-edison-s-search-for-american-rubber","title":"Thomas Edison Signed 1929 Check — Edison’s Search for American Rubber","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003en original \u003cstrong\u003eEdison Botanic Research Corporation check personally signed by Thomas Alva Edison\u003c\/strong\u003e, documenting one of the celebrated inventor’s final great scientific endeavors.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIssued at West Orange, New Jersey, in June 1929, check No. 1621 orders the payment of \u003cstrong\u003e$80\u003c\/strong\u003e to a recipient whose name appears to read “H. Hillman.” Edison signed the check prominently in blue fountain pen as \u003cstrong\u003e“Thos. A. Edison.”\u003c\/strong\u003e Bank endorsements, dated processing stamps and punched cancellation marks establish that the check was actually negotiated and paid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Edison Botanic Research Corporation was founded in 1927 through the combined efforts of \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone\u003c\/strong\u003e. Concerned about America’s dependence upon foreign rubber, the three industrial pioneers launched an ambitious search for a domestic plant capable of producing commercially useful latex. Edison and his researchers examined thousands of plant specimens, ultimately concentrating on specially cultivated varieties of goldenrod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis check dates from the height of that historic research program and provides a tangible connection to Edison’s remarkable late-life attempt to solve a problem of national industrial importance. He was approximately eighty-two years old when he signed it and remained personally involved in the corporation’s experimental work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdison Botanic Research Corporation check No. 1621\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest Orange, New Jersey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJune 1929\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmount: $80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigned \u003cstrong\u003e“Thos. A. Edison”\u003c\/strong\u003e in blue fountain pen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawn on the Savings Investment \u0026amp; Trust Company, East Orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted by the William Mann Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBank endorsements and cancellation stamps on reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal punched and pen cancellations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpected folds, handling wear and minor toning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdison’s signature remains bold and readily identifiable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52883621576986,"sku":null,"price":1848.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_3079.jpg?v=1789486969","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/thomas-edison-signed-1929-check-edison-s-search-for-american-rubber","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}