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Edison National Historic Site
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An employee learning to operate equipment in Thomas Edison's machine shop.

Edison National Historical Site is closed for restoration. With the grand opening drawing nearer, we are looking forward to offering a variety of education programs. Check back here for information on what programs will be offered and how to make a reservation for your school.

While we are closed, we do offer curriculum materials, traveling trunks and materials for loan.

 
The talking doll that Edison sold had a ceramic head and metal body.  

Did You Know?
Was Teddy Ruxpin the first talking doll? Think again. Some of the first phonographs that Thomas made were actually talking dolls. The dolls were 18" tall and each had a very small phonograph in its body. The dolls repeated nursery rhymes. You could even buy dolls that spoke different languages.

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Last Updated: April 27, 2009 at 13:30 EST