Over the past century, several companies have produced replica tickertape machines in all shapes and sizes. Most were sold as novelty items like clocks, ashtrays, bookends, etc. However, today many unsuspecting buyers and sellers can't tell the difference between replicas and the real thing. Replicas often came with glass domes, paper tape, and Edison plaques, but usually they were small and had no moving parts. Check out this picture comparing the size of an original ticker to a replica and a 2-liter of soda.
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Besides being worded differently, the plaques on ticker replicas were affixed with two nails, verses the real tickers which used four screws.
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Edison Plaque on Replicas |
Edison Plaque on Real Stock Tickers |
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EDISON STOCK TICKER |
EDISON STOCK TICKER |
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Designed by Thomas Edison in 1870 this stock ticker was used for receiving stock quotations from the nation's leading exchanges for over 80 years. |
This authentic old self winding stock ticker was designed by Thomas A. Edison in 1870. It was used for about eighty years for receiving stock and commodity quotations from the nation's leading exchanges. |
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Below are some of the Replicas and Reproductions I've come across
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