When was the electric vote recorder made?

Edison was issued U. S. Patent 90,646 on 1 June 1869. A fellow telegrapher named Dewitt Roberts bought an interest in the invention for $100 and took it to Washington, D.C. to exhibit to a committee of Congress. read more

Vote Recorder Edison's first patented invention was a vote recorder for use by legislative bodies such as Congress. He may have been spurred by reports in the Telegrapher that the Washington, D.C., City Council planned to install an electric vote recorder and that the New York State legislature was considering one as well. read more

Thomas Edison Patents the Electric Vote Recorder Edison's first patented invention was a vote recorder for use by legislative bodies such as Congress. He may have been spurred by reports in the Telegrapher that the Washington, D.C., City Council planned to install an electric vote recorder and that the New York State legislature was considering one as well. read more

In 1868 Thomas Edison made his first of many patented inventions. This invention was the electric vote recorder. The purpose of the electric vote recorder was to quicken the practice of voting and to produce a more accurate counting of votes. read more