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| 1st Logo (May 6-November 11, 1901) | 2nd Logo (January 1903-February 11, 1918) | 3rd Logo (July 1903-February 1905) |
Visuals: Set against a black background is the following text:
BY
THOMAS A. EDISON.
"COPYRIGHT, 1901" is displayed in a slim font, “BY” is smaller than the others, and below it all is a line with the text "PATENTED AUGUST 31ST, 1897" underneath.
Variant: On both earlier releases and the 1901 re-release of Mounted Police Charge, the logo is inverted.
Technique: A printed graphic filmed by a cameraman.
Audio: None.
| Media Title | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog | May 6, 1901 | Inverted variant; closing logo |
| Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad | May 6, 1901 | Inverted variant; closing logo |
| The Gordon Sisters Boxing | May 6, 1901 | Inverted variant; opening and closing logo |
| Mounted Police Charge | c.July 1901 | Originally released in 1896; inverted variant; opening logo |
| Aunt Sallie's Wonderful Bustle | August 14, 1901 | Opening logo |
| Trapeze Disrobing Act | November 11, 1901 | Opening logo |
Visuals: On a black background, Edison's signature can be seen, accompanied by the words "TRADE" and "MARK". These two words are shown either flanking the signature, with "TRADE" below the arc formed by the left leg of the first "T", or have both of them below the arc. The logo is also displayed at the top of the screen, with the film's title at the center, and a copyright and patent notice at the bottom.
Variants:
- 1903-1905: The signature is located in the top left corner of the screen, with "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking the signature. The film's title is displayed in a decorative manner, and only a copyright notice reading "COPYRIGHT [YEAR]" can be seen, located in the bottom right corner.
- On The Great Train Robbery, two Edison signatures appear in the top left and bottom right corners, while two copyright notices can be seen on the bottom left and top right corners.
- On The Kleptomaniac, "TRADE" can be seen above the signature, rather than below the arc.
- 1905-1907: The signature is shown within a dark gray rectangle at the top of the screen, with "TRADE" and "MARK" below the arc. The film's title is shown at the center, and the texts "PATENTED" and "COPYRIGHTED [YEAR]" can be seen in the bottom left and right corners respectively.
- An early version of this variant uses a slightly different Edison signature, with the dark rectangle removed, and "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking the signature.
- On Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H., the dark rectangle from the main variant returns.
- Some films switch the patent and copyright notices.
- On both The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog and Coney Island at Night, the copyright notice instead reads "COPYRIGHT [YEAR]".
- On both Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H. and A Winter Straw Ride, the year is placed after "PATENTED" instead of "COPYRIGHTED".
- On both The Little Train Robbery and The White Caps, another different version of the signature is used, featuring a less curved arc.
- On films documenting the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, the copyright notice is omitted, with the patent notice now positioned at the bottom center.
- On Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg., neither the patent notice nor the copyright notice can be seen.
- On both Panoramic View, King Street, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands and Panoramic View, Oahu Railroad, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands, the patent and copyright notices are placed at the top of the screen, with the other elements of the logo positioned lower.
- An early version of this variant uses a slightly different Edison signature, with the dark rectangle removed, and "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking the signature.
- 1907-1910: Same as before, but the dark rectangle is removed, "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." can be seen below the signature, and the patent and copyright notices have switched places. They have also been changed to read "COPYRIGHTED [YEAR] BY EDISON MFG CO" and "PATENTED (REISSUE) JAN 12 1904".
- Like before, some films switch the patent and copyright notices.
- On both College Chums and The Trainer's Daughter; or, A Race for Love, the dark rectangle returns, "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." is omitted, and the patent notice is removed, with the copyright notice now positioned at the bottom center.
- On Laughing Gas, the parenthesis in "(REISSUE)" are omitted.
- 1910-1915: The signature, along with "TRADE MARK", and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." are shown inside the top center of a frame. The frame itself features an outlined circle with a cursive "E" (representing Edison's name) in each corner. The film's title is shown in the center of the frame, and a copyright and patent notice can be seen at the bottom of the frame. The copyright notice reads "Copyrighted [YEAR] Edison Mfg. Co.", and the patent notice reads "Patented (Re-Issue) Jan. 12, 1904."
- In 1911, the copyright notice was changed to read "Copyrighted [YEAR] Thomas A. Edison Inc.".
- In 1912, the copyright notice was changed again to read "Copyright [YEAR] Thomas A. Edison Inc.".
- On Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Treasure Island, and a later release of A Trip to Mars, the logo is inverted.
- Films from early 1913 have the logo set against a dark static background.
- On Kinetophone releases, the frame of the logo is replaced with a simpler design that includes intersecting lines.
- Starting in 1914, the patent notice was removed, with the copyright notice now positioned at the bottom center.
- On The Mission of Mr. Foo, the copyright notice is in the same position it was before the removal of the patent notice.
- In 1915, the font of the copyright notice was changed one that's slightly bolder and slimmer.
- Later in 1915, the font of the copyright notice was changed again to a generic sans-serif one.
- 1915-1918: The frame is replaced with a thick square one, and the signature is replaced with the cursive text "The Thomas A. Edison Studios". The words "TRADE MARK" and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." are omitted, and the font of the copyright notice is changed to a serif italic one.
- On One Touch of Nature, the frame has two layers, with the outer layer appearing much thinner.
- The opening titles of The Apple-Tree Girl feature this logo both frameless, and superimposed onto the film's opening background. The font of the copyright notice is changed to match the film's credits, and "Copyright" has been changed to "Copyrighted".
- On The Unbeliever, the frame is removed, and the font of the copyright notice is changed to one similar to that used in The Apple-Tree Girl.
- Three in-film variants of the logo exist.
- The first one features the signature, plus the words "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking it, inside a plaque in a bedroom setting, which was used in Life of an American Fireman, Subub Surprises the Burglar, and the October 1903 version of Buster's Joke on Papa.
- The second one is the same as the first, except the texts "EDISON FILMS AND" and "KINETOSCOPES." flank the signature. This logo appears as one of many in a row of advertisements for Edison's products, set within a streetcar setting, which was used in Street Car Chivalry and The Unappreciated Joke.
- The third one features the "E" circle seen in the corners of the 1910 variant's frame in the background of shots from the film. This can be seen on several films released from 1909-1913.
- A standalone version of this logo can be seen at the end of the 2017 Library of Congress restoration print of Frankenstein (1910), featuring the signature, the words "TRADE MARK" below the arc and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." below the signature.
- At the end of the Dutch print of At Home in the Water, the version of the logo with "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking the logo is used instead.
- At the end of both Kinetophone releases and R.F.D. 10,000 B.C., this logo is placed inside the same frame as the opening Kinetophone variant.
- Five text card versions of the logo exist:
- The first one features the version of the signature with "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking it at the top of the screen, with text from the film below. This can be seen on both the German print of New York of Today and the Dutch print of The Title Cure.
- The second one is the same as the 1910 variant, but only text from the film is inside the frame.
- In 1913, part of the frame's top was removed in order to add the word "EDISON".
- On both Santa Claus vs. Cupid and The Voice of the Violin, the frame is removed, minus the two "E" circles on the upper part of the screen.
- The third one features the frame from the 1915 variant of the logo, with the italic text "The Edison Studios" inside the top of the frame, and the film's title in the same font at the bottom.
- The fourth one features just Edison's signature at the bottom center of a frame. This can be seen on films released or re-released under the Conquest Pictures name.
- The fifth one is the same as the 1915 variant, except the The Thomas A. Edison Studios text is noticeably smaller, and the film's title replaces the copyright notice. This can be seen on the text cards of One Touch of Nature and The Apple-Tree Girl.
- The Apple-Tree Girl has the film's title at the bottom omitted.
- The Apple-Tree Girl also uses a version of this variant during the opening credits, featuring it frameless and superimposed, like the 1915 variant preceding it.
- Most Dutch prints of Edison films use the 1910 variant of the logo, minus the copyright and patent notices, with the logo now serving as text cards for the film, rather than a title card. The version of the signature used in these prints also vary, it may have "TRADE" and "MARK" flanking the logo, have both words above it, or have "TRADE MARK" above, and "REG. U.S. PAT. OFF." below.
Technique: A printed graphic filmed by a cameraman.
Audio: None.
| Media Title | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Life of an American Fireman | January 1903 | In-film variant |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | August 3, 1903 | 1903 variant |
| Street Car Chivalry | August 1903 | In-film variant |
| Subub Surprises the Burglar | August 1903 | In-film variant |
| The Unappreciated Joke | August 1903 | In-film variant |
| Buster's Joke on Papa | October 1903 | In-film variant |
| What Happened in the Tunnel | November 6, 1903 | In-film variant |
| The Great Train Robbery | December 7, 1903 | 1903 variant, with two Edison signatures on the top left and bottom right corners, and two copyright notices on the bottom left and top right corners |
| The Ex-Convict | December 1904 | 1903 variant |
| The Kleptomaniac | February 1905 | 1903 variant, with "TRADE" above the signature instead of below the arc |
| How Jones Lost His Roll | May 23, 1905 | Early 1905 variant |
| The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog | May 31, 1905 | Early 1905 variant, with "COPYRIGHT" replacing "COPYRIGHTED" |
| Coney Island at Night | June 29, 1905 | Early 1905 variant, with "COPYRIGHT" replacing "COPYRIGHTED" |
| On a Good Old 5-Cent Trolley Ride | July 1905 | 1905 variant, with the positions of the patent and copyright notices switched |
| The Burglar's Slide for Life | July 1905 | Early 1905 variant |
| Mystic Shriners' Day, Dreamland, Coney Island | August 1905 | 1905 variant, with the positions of the patent and copyright notices switched |
| Scenes and Incidents, Russo-Japanese Peace Conference, Portsmouth, N. H. | August 1905 | Early 1905 variant, with the signature inside the rectangle from the later variant, the positions of the patent and copyright notices switched, and the year placed after the patent notice |
| The Boarding School Girls | September 1905 | 1905 variant |
| The Little Train Robbery | September 1905 | Early 1905 variant, with a different Edison signature used, and the positions of the patent and copyright notices switched |
| The White Caps | September 1905 | Early 1905 variant, with a different Edison signature used, and the positions of the patent and copyright notices switched |
| The Watermelon Patch | October 24, 1905 | 1905 variant |
| The Miller's Daughter | November 6, 1905 | 1905 variant |
| Train Wreckers | November 27, 1905 | 1905 variant |
| Life of an American Policeman | December 6, 1905 | 1905 variant |
| The Night Before Christmas | December 16, 1905 | 1905 variant |
| Dream of a Rarebit Fiend | February 19, 1906 | 1905 variant |
| A Winter Straw Ride | April 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Army Pack Train Bringing Supplies | May 23, 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Exploded Gas Tanks, U.S. Mint, Emporium and Spreckels' Bldg. | May 23, 1906 | 1905 variant, with the patent and copyright notices omitted |
| Earthquake Ruins, New Majestic Theatre and City Hall | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Life of a Cowboy | June 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panorama, City Hall, Van Ness Avenue and College of St. Ignatius | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Panorama, Nob Hill and Ruins of Millionaire Residences | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Panorama, Notorious "Barbary Coast" | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Panorama, Ruins Aristocratic Apartments | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Ruins of Chinatown | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Three American Beauties | June 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Vertical Panorama City Hall and Surroundings | June 1906 | 1905 variant, with the copyright notice removed, and the patent notice at the center |
| Waiting at the Church | July 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Arrival, "Mahukona Express," Kohala, Hawaii | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Hauling Sugar Cane, Kohala Plantation, Hawaii | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Hawaiians Arriving to Attend a "Luau" or Native Feast | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Hawaiians Departing to Attend a "Luau" or Native Feast | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| How the Office Boy Saw the Ball Game | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Kathleen Mavourneen | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| S.S. "Kinau" Landing Passengers, Mahukona, Hawaii | August 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Getting Evidence | October 1906 | 1905 variant |
| "Snapshots," Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Crowds Returning from the Games, Waikiki, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Kanaka Fisherman Casting a "Throw Net," Hilo, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Loading Sugar, Kahului, Maui, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Native Hawaiian Guards in Bayonet Exercises, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Pa-u Riders, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panoramic View, Crater of Haleakala, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panoramic View, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panoramic View, King Street, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant, with the patent and copyright notices at the top of the screen |
| Panoramic View, Oahu Railroad, Haleiwa, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panoramic View, Oahu Railroad, Pearl Harbor, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant, with the patent and copyright notices at the top of the screen |
| Panoramic View, Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Panoramic View, Waikiki from an Electric Car, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| S.S. "Kinau" Landing Passengers, Laupahoihoi, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Scenes on a Sugar Plantation, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Shipping Cattle, Hawaihae, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Surf Board Riders, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Surf Scene, Laupahoihoi, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| Surf Scenes, Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| The "Float," Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands | November 1906 | 1905 variant |
| The "Teddy" Bears | March 2, 1907 | 1905 variant |
| Cohen's Fire Sale | June 29, 1907 | 1905 variant |
| Jack the Kisser | October 19, 1907 | 1905 variant |
| The Trainer's Daughter; or, A Race for Love | November 23, 1907 | 1907 variant, with the patent notice removed, and the copyright notice at the center |
| College Chums | December 7, 1907 | 1907 variant, with the patent notice removed, and the copyright notice at the center |
| Laughing Gas | December 14, 1907 | 1907 variant, with the parenthesis in "(REISSUE)" omitted |
| A Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus | December 16, 1907 | 1907 variant, with the positions of the copyright and patent notices switched |
| Fireside Reminiscences | January 23, 1908 | 1907 variant |
| Cupid's Pranks | February 29, 1908 | 1907 variant |
| The House of Cards | December 10, 1909 | 1907 variant |
| Frankenstein | March 18, 1910 | 1907 variant, with the standalone logo at the end of the film |
| Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | September 9, 1910 | Inverted 1910 variant |
| The Stenographer's Friend; or, What Was Accomplished by an Edison Business Phonograph | September 29, 1910 | 1910 variant |
| The Song That Reached His Heart | October 11, 1910 | 1910 variant |
| His Mother's Thanksgiving | November 22, 1910 | 1910 variant |
| A Christmas Carol | December 23, 1910 | Last known film to feature the "Edison Mfg. Co." copyright notice |
| New York of Today | c.1910 | German print survives; German text card variant |
| Thirty Days at Hard Labor | January 9, 1912 | Earliest known film to feature the "Thomas A. Edison Inc." copyright notice |
| The Butler and the Maid | April 27, 1912 | Stills are available; 1910 variant |
| A Trip to Mars | 1911/12 | Originally released in 1910; 1910 variant |
| Treasure Island | May 10, 1912 | Stills are available; inverted 1910 variant; last known film to have the word "Copyrighted" in the copyright notice |
| The Passer-By | June 21, 1912 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| The Relief of Lucknow | July 27, 1912 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| The Usurer's Grip | October 5, 1912 | 1910 variant; earliest known film to have the word "Copyright" in the copyright notice |
| A Solider's Duty | October 19, 1912 | Dutch print survives; in-film "E" symbol only |
| The Land Beyond the Sunset | October 28, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| A Suffragette in Spite of Himself | October 30, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| Copper Mines at Bingham, Utah | October 30, 1912 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| Romance of the Rails | November 5, 1912 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| Hope, a Red Cross Seal Story | November 16, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| The Totville Eye | November 27, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| A Christmas Accident | December 14, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| The Public and Private Care of Infants | December 16, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| The Crime of Carelessness | December 30, 1912 | 1910 variant |
| A Question of Seconds | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| A Romance of the Cliff Dwellers | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| At Home in the Water | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant, with the standalone logo at the end of the film |
| His Daughter | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| Pappa's Sweetheart | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| Revenge Is Sweet | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| Target Practice of Atlantic Fleet, U.S. Navy | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| The Durbar Festivities | c.1912 | Dutch print survives under the name "De Durbar feesten"; Dutch variant |
| The Gambler | c.1912 | Dutch print survives under the name "De Gokster"; alternate Dutch text card variant |
| The Lord and the Peasant | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch text card variant |
| When She Was About Sixteen | c.1912 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| An Unsullied Shield | January 7, 1913 | 1910 variant |
| At Bear Track Gulch | January 14, 1913 | 1910 variant, with the logo set against a dark static background |
| A Serenade by Proxy | January 29, 1913 | 1910 variant, with the logo set against a dark static background |
| Jack's Joke | February 7, 1913 | Standalone Kinetophone varaint |
| The Edison Kinetophone | February 17, 1913 | Kinetophone variant |
| The Edison Minstrels | February 17, 1913 | Kinetophone variant, with the standalone kinetophone variant at the end of the film |
| All on Account of a Transfer | February 26, 1913 | 1910 variant, with the logo set against a dark static background |
| A Way to the Underworld | March 28, 1913 | Episode 9 of the film serial What Happened to Mary; 1910 variant, with the logo set against a dark static background |
| Nursery Favorites | May 7, 1913 | Kinetophone variant, with the standalone kinetophone variant at the end of the film |
| A Race to New York | May 23, 1913 | Episode 11 of the film serial What Happened to Mary; 1910 variant, with the logo set against a dark static background |
| Dances of the Ages | May 26, 1913 | 1910 variant; text cards only; last known film to feature the 1910 text card variant |
| Mr. Toots' Tooth | October 1, 1913 | 1910 variant; text cards only; earliest known film to feature the 1913 text card variant |
| The Haunted Bedroom | December 20, 1913 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| By Fire and Water | c.1913 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| How a Horseshoe Upset a Happy Family | c.1913 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| The Right Number, But the Wrong House | c.1913 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant |
| The Title Cure | c.1913 | Dutch print survives; Dutch variant, plus the alternate Dutch text card variant |
| With the Assistance of Shep | c.1913 | Dutch print survives; Dutch text card variant |
| The Adventure of the Actress' Jewels | January 12, 1914 | Episode 1 of the film serial Octavius - The Amateur Detective; Dutch fragment survives; Dutch text card variant |
| The Chinese Fan | Late March 1914 | Episode 5 of the film serial The Active Life of Dolly and the Dailies; 1910 variant; text cards only |
| One Touch of Nature | August 8, 1914 | 1910 variant |
| The Adventure of the Hasty Elopement | September 21, 1914 | Episode 9 of the film serial Octavius - The Amateur Detective; 1910 variant |
| The Temple Of Moloch | November 24, 1914 | 1910 variant; earliest known film to not feature the patent notice |
| The Adventure of the Wrong Santa Claus | December 19, 1914 | The 12th and last episode of the film serial Octavius - The Amateur Detective; 1910 variant; last known film to feature the patent notice |
| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas | December 23, 1914 | 1910 variant |
| Andy Goes on the Stage | c.1914 | Dutch print survives; Dutch text card variant |
| The Wonders of Magnetism | January 20, 1915 | 1910 variant |
| The Life of Abraham Lincoln | February 26, 1915 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| The Mission of Mr. Foo | March 8, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice in the same position it was in when the patent notice was still present |
| Cartoons on Tour | August 18, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| Across the Great Divide | September 4, 1915 | 1910 variant; text cards only |
| Cartoons on the Beach | September 8, 1915 | Stills are available; 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| The Call of the City | September 18, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| Cartoons in a Seminary | September 22, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| Black Eyes | October 6, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| Vanity Fair | October 6, 1915 | 1915 variant; text cards only |
| The Magic Skin | October 13, 1915 | 1915 variant |
| Children of Eve | November 10, 1915 | 1915 variant |
| The Lone Game | December 11, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a basic font |
| Santa Claus vs. Cupid | December 18, 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a basic font, and a different text card variant is used |
| The Voice of the Violin | c.December 1915 | Likely from a later release of the film; 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a basic font, and a different text card variant is used |
| Censorship and Its Absurdities | 1915 | 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| The Innocence of Ruth | January 26, 1916 | 1915 variant; text cards only |
| The Charge of the Light Brigade | June 14, 1916 | Originally released in 1912; 1910 variant, with the copyright notice being in a slimmer font |
| Kidnapped | May 7, 1917 | Conquest Pictures text card variant |
| One Touch of Nature | July 30, 1917 | 1915 variant, with the frame having two layers, and the two-layered frame text card variant being used |
| R.F.D. 10,000 B.C. | July 1917 | Conquest Pictures text card variant, plus the standalone Kinetophone variant at the end |
| The Apple-Tree Girl | October 1, 1917 | 1915 variant, featuring the logo frameless and superimposed, a different font for the copyright notice, and the two-layered frame text card variant; the opening titles also use a version of the logo where it's just the signature, appearing smaller than usual |
| Friends, Romans and Leo | October 6, 1917 | Conquest Pictures text card variant |
| The Dinosaur and the Missing Link: A Prehistoric Tragedy | 1917 | Originally released in 1915; Conquest Pictures text card variant |
| Prehistoric Poultry | 1917 | Originally released in 1916; Conquest Pictures text card variant |
| The Unbeliever | February 11, 1918 | Frameless 1915 variant, with the copyright notice being in a different font |
Visuals: On a white background, the text "COPYRIGHT, [YEAR]" can be seen at the top of the screen, accompanied the word "BY" below in a smaller, serif font, and a large Edison signature below that. Below the signature is the following text in serif:
Below the text to the right is a smaller Edison signature, and at the bottom of the screen are the stacked texts "PATENTED MARCH 14, 1893." and "PATENTED SEPTEMBER 30, 1902.".
Variant: The later version of the logo can be seen on The Kleptomaniac. This version features all the text, except for the signatures and patent notices, in different fonts, with the entire logo, minus the patent notices, zoomed out to make room for them. There is the statement for the notice below the large Edison signature now reads:
The patent notices are slightly repositioned and now read "PATENTED AUGUST 31, 1897.", and "PATENTED SEPTEMBER 30, 1902, Reissue.". A third notice can also be seen below the two, reading "PATENTED JANUARY 12, 1904, Reissue.".
Technique: A printed graphic filmed by a cameraman.
Audio: None.
| Media Title | Date of Release | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A Scrap in Black and White | July 1903 | Opening logo |
| The Unappreciated Joke | August 1903 | Opening logo |
| Tub Race | September 1903 | Opening logo |
| 1904 Easter Sunday, Atlantic City Boardwalk | April 1904 | Opening logo |
| Driving Cattle to Pasture | May 1904 | Closing logo |
| Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride | September 30, 1904 | Opening logo |
| Scarecrow Pump | December 9, 1904 | Opening logo |
| The Strenuous Life; or, Anti-Race Suicide | December 19, 1904 | Opening logo |
| The Kleptomaniac | February 1905 | Later variant; opening logo |
