[D8026ZCM], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Ernst Biedermann, August 17th, 1880
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- Title
- [D8026ZCM], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Ernst Biedermann, August 17th, 1880
- Editor's Notes
- Nice summary of progress and problems of commercial introduction of light. Couldn't possibly do it yourself in Geneva. Building lamp factory here; spent many $1000 developing automatic apparatus, training workers. "Everybody must depend for their lamps for a while on our first factory." Dynamo is unique design, worked by special engine making 600 strokes/min; Phila inventor spent 20 yrs perfecting it & training workers. All machinery must be sent from here with expert to superintend installation. "We are perfecting our arrangements here for the manufacture of all apparatus on a large scale and will keep you posted..."
- Date from docket, stamp, postmark
- Author
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Recipient
- Biedermann, Ernst
- Date
- 1880-08-17
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8026-F
- Microfilm ID
- 54:260
- Document ID
- D8026ZCM
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 54