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[D8020Q], Letter from Henry Bessemer to Thomas Alva Edison, January 12th, 1880

Title: [D8020Q], Letter from Henry Bessemer to Thomas Alva Edison, January 12th, 1880
Editor's Notes: Congrats on light. Suggestions for strengthening carbonized cardboard. Deposition of carbon by incandescent carbureted hydrogen gas. Describes carbonization of straw in coke oven; suggests carbonizing in gas retort. Coat paper with silica, etc. Marg: "Hold for personal answer."
Author: Bessemer, Henry
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Date: 1880-01-12
Type: Letter
Subject: Incandescent lamp
Folder ID: D8020-F
Microfilm ID: 53:577
Document ID: D8020Q
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8020Q
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 53

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