[LB056639], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to John Adriance Bush, June 9th, 1892
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Title
[LB056639], Letter from Alfred Ord Tate to John Adriance Bush, June 9th, 1892
Author
Recipient
Date
1892-06-09
Type
Subject
Folder/Volume ID
LB056-F
Microfilm ID
143:275
Document ID
LB056639
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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June 9, 1892
J. Adriance Bush, Esq.,
No. 10 Wall Street,
New York City
Dear Sir:-
Referring to the circular which has been issued by the Columbia Phonograph Company, in which it is claimed that they own the fundamental patent for the duplication of phonographic records, I have submitted this patent to Mr. Edison and he says that it is of no value at all; that four years ago he made 40 special machines to do what is described in this patent, and in the same way; furthermore, that the whole thing was set out in caveats, that the whole thing was set out in caveats long before the machines referred to were even made; that these caveats must be ten years old, and you need not therefore pay any attention to the matter.
Inasmuch as the Columbia [illegible] Company has opened these circulars broadcast, would it not be desirable for the North American Phonograph Co. to issue a circular to the effect that they will protect the users of duplicate phonographic records sold or them (N.A.P. Co.)? Looking at the matter purely from a business standpoint I think that this option ought to be taken in order to counteract the effect of Mr. Easton’s circular.
Yours very truly,
A.O. Tate
Private Secretary.
J. Adriance Bush, Esq.,
No. 10 Wall Street,
New York City
Dear Sir:-
Referring to the circular which has been issued by the Columbia Phonograph Company, in which it is claimed that they own the fundamental patent for the duplication of phonographic records, I have submitted this patent to Mr. Edison and he says that it is of no value at all; that four years ago he made 40 special machines to do what is described in this patent, and in the same way; furthermore, that the whole thing was set out in caveats, that the whole thing was set out in caveats long before the machines referred to were even made; that these caveats must be ten years old, and you need not therefore pay any attention to the matter.
Inasmuch as the Columbia [illegible] Company has opened these circulars broadcast, would it not be desirable for the North American Phonograph Co. to issue a circular to the effect that they will protect the users of duplicate phonographic records sold or them (N.A.P. Co.)? Looking at the matter purely from a business standpoint I think that this option ought to be taken in order to counteract the effect of Mr. Easton’s circular.
Yours very truly,
A.O. Tate
Private Secretary.