Edison Manufacturing Company

Credits

Descriptions by
Logos

Captures by
Electra

Video captures courtesy of
Logo Archive Collection Company and ifrequire

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 (December 10, 1903-March 30, 1918)

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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.

Variants:

• 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.
• On some films, there is the "Thomas A. Edison" logo with "TRADE" above the logo and "MARK" below the logo.
• Some films have the text "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF" omitted.
• On Children of Eve, the logo reads "The Thomas A. Edison Studios". Also, the words "TRADE MARK" and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." are omitted.

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).