[D7941ZKG], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to George Edward Gouraud, December 24th, 1879

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Abstract

re telephone combination. TAE's pats in US sold to WU. If TAE had control of pats the Bell Co would not exist; they can't use telephone in cities without pirating carbon trans. Consolidation of interests was best. English Bell Co playing same game. But we don't use Bell receiver, so aren't in position of pirates or amenable to compromise.

Author

Edison, Thomas Alva

Recipient

Gouraud, George Edward

Mentions

American Bell Telephone Co

Telephone Co Ltd

Western Union

Blake, Francis, Jr

Gray, Elisha

Phelps, George May

Date

1879-12-24

Decade

1870-1879

Type

Letter

Subject

Management (companies and organizations)

Carbon, coal, glass, ceramics

Telephone

Identifier

D7941ZKG

Folder Set

D7941

Title

[D7941ZKG], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to George Edward Gouraud, December 24th, 1879

Microfilm ID

52:1017

Rights

Thomas Edison National Historical Park

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

Timestamp

December 24, 1879

Item sets

(D-79-41) Telephone