Ohio man pays record $32K for Edison photo

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An auction house says the owner of an Ohio plumbing company has paid a record price for an autographed photo of Thomas Edison.

David Grabowsky of Standard Plumbing and Heating of Canton tells The Repository he relates to the ideals, passion and tenacity of the fabled inventor.

Grabowsky paid more than $32,000 last week in an online auction for a 100-year-old signed photo of Edison holding an alkaline battery. RR Auction, of Amherst, N.H., says the amount set a world record.

The photo will be displayed in a secure location.