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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the drawing lines with "Thomas A. Edison Inc." 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 scroll.
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, there is the drawing lines with "{{font|Times New Roman|''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 Inc." logo with "TRADE" above the logo and "MARK" below the logo on two upper-left and lower-right corners.
'''Variant:''' On ''The Great Train Robbery'' (1903), there is the "{{font|Times New Roman|''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.
'''Technique:''' A printed graphic filmed by a cameraman.
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'''Audio:''' None.
'''Audio:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Can be seen on ''The Land Beyond the Sunset'' and other films and the another variant seen on ''The Great Train Robbery'' (1903).
'''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:''' Perhaps the earliest known logo documented on this wiki.
'''Legacy:''' Perhaps the earliest known logo documented on this wiki.

Revision as of 01:58, 22 March 2024


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 (1894-1918)

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: Perhaps the earliest known logo documented on this wiki.

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