| Genre | Patent Drawing |
| Inventor | Thomas A. Edison |
| Subject | Thomas Edison's electric lamp, U.S. Patent 223,898 |
| Circa | 1880 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
Edison Electric Lamp Patent PrintThomas A. Edison · c. 1880
Archive Print Co. · archival reproduction
| Genre | Patent Drawing |
| Inventor | Thomas A. Edison |
| Subject | Thomas Edison's electric lamp, U.S. Patent 223,898 |
| Circa | 1880 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
We restore and reproduce forgotten masterworks of graphic design on museum-grade paper — so they can live on your walls instead of in an archive.
The Story Behind the Print
Thomas A. Edison’s electric-lamp patent, granted January 27, 1880, records one of the defining designs of the electrical age. U.S. Patent 223,898 describes an incandescent lamp with a high-resistance carbon conductor enclosed in a glass receiver from which the air was exhausted.
The sheet’s measured typography, sectional bulb drawing, callouts, and signatures give the invention the quiet authority of a nineteenth-century working document. This edition preserves that patent character while carefully restoring the engraved linework and setting the drawing on a cool, timeworn rag-paper ground with a restrained black rule.
Printed to order on 325gsm museum-grade archival matte paper with fade-resistant archival pigment inks. The result is a crisp, historically grounded patent print made for offices, libraries, workshops, and collected gallery walls.
Colors may vary slightly between screens and the finished piece—the print will always be richer.
About the Frame
Framed pieces are built to order in solid wood with a 1.125 inch face, glazed in crystal-clear acrylic, and finished with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire. Your print is dry mounted so it stays perfectly flat for decades. Each framed piece arrives ready to hang.
The frame adds roughly 1.75 inches to each side of the print size you select. Framed orders are custom made and ship within 7 to 10 business days, free in the U.S. See our shipping and return policies for framed piece details.
From a Collector
“I am so pleased with this print. The reproduction is true in colour, just as described. Couldn't be happier with the entire process.”
Jo, Los Angeles, CA — Verified Purchase
