Edwin A. Link was six when his father moved the family to Binghamton to open a player piano and organ factory. By the time he was 16, Ed Link had caught flying fever. However, the tedious nature of early flight training methods discouraged his pursuit. Link began to tinker in the basement of his father’s factory with a contraption that would simulate the feel and movement of an airplane in flight.
‘Uniquely New York’ 
is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Links:
Path Through History
WSKG’s Path Through History
Broome County Historical Society
Roberson Museum and Science Center
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Broome County Historical Society
Library of Congress