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[Science, Medicine & Mathematics] Edison, Thomas A. Two Signed Documents relating to the Edison Storage Battery Company Including: 1. Stock Certificate, signed. New Jersey: November 30, 1920. Signed "Thos A. Edison" to verso. Certificate No. P8, issuing 67/100 shares of Edison Storage Battery Company, also signed by Henry Miller One engraved sheet printed with decorative green border; with embossed stamp of Edison Storage Battery Company and later "Cancel" hole punch, not affecting Edison's signature; affixed to corresponding receipt of transfer. 2. Minutes of a Meeting of the Board of Directors of Edison Storage Battery Company. West Orange, New Jersey: December 29, 1926. 1 1/4 pp. Signed by Thomas A. Edison. One sheet of cream colored stock, typed, with "133" rubber stamped to upper right corner of recto, signed on the verso by Edison and fellow board members, Charles Edison, Henry Lanahan, Harry F. Miller, John V. Miller, William H. Meadowcroft, C. S. Williams, Jr. , H. H. Eckert, and F. W. Roh, in which the board resolves that Miller and Eckert are authorized to sell three bonds in the name of Edison Storage Battery Company. The Edison Storage Battery Company, formed in May of 1901, was dedicated to the development, manufacturing, and sale of Edison's alkaline storage batteries, which were primarily used for mining lamps, train and submarine lighting, and electric vehicles. In 1932, the company merged with Thomas Edison, Inc.