Thomas Robins (inventor) Thomas Robins (inventor) Thomas Robins, Jr. (September 1, 1868 – November 4, 1957) was an American inventor and manufacturer. He was born in September 1, 1868, in West Point, New York to Thomas Robins, Sr. He attended Princeton University. In 1891 he began work on a conveyor belt for carrying coal and ore for Thomas Edison and his Edison Ore-Milling Company in Ogdensburg, New Jersey. His conveyor belt received the grand prize at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and first prizes at the Pan-American Exposition and Saint Louis Exposition. Based on his invention he started the Robins Conveying Belt Company
Edison, Ohio Edison, Ohio Edison is a village in Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The population was 437 at the 2010 census. Edison is adjacent to and west of Mount Gilead, Ohio, the county seat. Edison was formerly called Gilead Station, and later Levering. The present name is for American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. A post office called Gilead Station was established in 1874, and the name was changed to Edison in 1881. Police Department was disbanded in late 2013. Edison is located at (40.558114, -82.863455). It is considered to be a part of "Central Ohio". According to the United States Census