1889 Thomas A. Edison Fire Insurance Renewal — $2,500 Coverage on Orange, New Jersey Property
$245.00
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1889 Thomas A. Edison Fire Insurance Renewal — $2,500 Coverage on Orange, New Jersey Property
$245.00
An original Westchester Fire Insurance Company renewal certificate, dated September 1, 1889, naming inventor Thomas A. Edison as the insured.
The certificate records an $18.75 premium to renew $2,500 in fire-insurance coverage under policy number 3790, effective from noon September 1, 1889, until noon September 1, 1890. The property entry identifies buildings in Orange, New Jersey, although no street address or specific facility is supplied.
Issued on a printed form bearing the insurer’s 27 & 29 Pine Street, New York address, the document is completed in manuscript and carries the signature and red oval agency stamp of John H. Wood, together with an insurance-company officer’s signature.
An appealing surviving record of the practical business affairs surrounding Edison’s property ownership during his active inventive career.
Autograph note: Edison is named as the insured. The document is not signed by Edison, and no handwriting is attributed to him.
Condition: Original folds, light toning and soiling, small edge tears, and a brown stain visible on the reverse. The principal text and manuscript entries remain clear.
