Edison Storage Battery Co. business check, 8.5 x 4, filled out in another hand and signed by his son Charles Edison, payable to “Ourselves” for $100,000, May 31, 1919, endorsed on the reverse, “Thos. A. Edison.” In fine condition, with expected wear. The Edison Storage Battery Company was organized in New Jersey on May 27, 1901, to develop, manufacture, and sell the alkaline storage battery that Edison had developed, which was used for mining lamps, train lighting and signaling, submarines, and electric vehicles. The massive amount of this check would be the equivalent of about $1,387,000 today. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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