PORTABLE MUSIC. Original drawing, pencil on 8 x 5 inch lined paper, 203 x 127 mm, [Menlo Park, c.1900], entitled "Carrying Box," — EDISON, THOMAS ALVA. 1847-1931.

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Estimate: $3,000–$4,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, Los Angeles · 3 November 2021
Record ID: TB-2026-612994
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Edison, Thomas Alva. 1847-1931., PORTABLE MUSIC. Original drawing, pencil on 8 x 5 inch lined paper, 203 x 127 mm, [Menlo Park, c.1900], entitled "Carrying Box,". Bonhams, 3 Nov 2021, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-612994.

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Edison, Thomas Alva. 1847-1931., PORTABLE MUSIC. Original drawing, pencil on 8 x 5 inch lined paper, 203 x 127 mm, [Menlo Park, c.1900], entitled "Carrying Box,". Bonhams, 3 Nov 2021, lot 14. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-612994.

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