[D0204AAK], Letter from Robert Rafn to Edison Storage Battery Co, July 14th, 1902
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Berlin July 14 1902 To Dr. Sell, Dorotheastr. 22. The Edison Storage Battery Co. Orange, N. J. [Marginalia: file foreign battery] Gentlemen, I have reviewed your favor of 1st inst. stating that there has never been sent me but one cell, which was only a pair of plates with old sulphide iron, to meet the condition of the English patent, and further, a lot of plates filled with scrap stuff, as samples of construction "_ and, consequently, that the cell, that I tested, and of which I gave my report on June 16th was never sent to me. It is evident that there is a mistake somewhere, although I do not know where to locate it. I shall give a brief extract of the points of the correspondence regarding said cell: a) I wrote to Mr Edison under March 20...I should suggest that a complete test cell in prepared and kept ready for shipment on telegraphical information. b) Cabled Mr Edison on Apr 19: Send test cell.... c) Received Cable from Mr Edison, Apr 21: ....will ship cell. The cell was received by me on June 1st and consisted of two iron – and one nickel electrode, full size, in narrow glass jar and separated by thin glass rods. The package contained further three more – and three nickel plates, of some quantity. As known from my previous letters this cell proved to be insignificant for the official test in question, for which reason I cabled: Send new cell, one received not good The sample plates, containing scrap stuff were sent to me Nov. last. I returned from Vienna yesterday, where things stand very favorably. Yours very truly Rob. Rafn.