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Thomas Edison National Historical Park is a laboratory complex of the past, when machines were run using belts and pulleys, and music played on phonographs. It displays a collection of items used by one of the greatest inventors, Thomas Edison. One of the most outstanding items is Edison’s talking doll recordings of 1888, which guests can see photos of and read about.
The collection displays the lab furnishings and equipment used by Edison and his colleagues in the West Orange Laboratory starting in 1881. Guests can also view manufactured goods and materials associated with the research and the development of manufactured goods by Edison and his colleagues.
Address: Thomas Edison National Historical Park, 211 Main St, West Orange, NJ 07052, Phone: 973-736-0550
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