[D8132ZBT], Letter from Ricarde Seaver to Grosvenor Porter Lowrey, December 1st, 1881

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Title

[D8132ZBT], Letter from Ricarde Seaver to Grosvenor Porter Lowrey, December 1st, 1881

Editor's Notes

Seaver is in Brussels concluding arrangements to form company in Belgium. "Societe Belge et Hollandaise d'Electricite registered on Nov. 23 and capitalized at F5M. Urges necessity of occupying the field first. Also pleased with results of British RR lighting trials; will send newspaper reports. Also Thompson demonstrated using Faure cells to light Edison lamps, and Solicitor General ruled that Faure patents were valid. Says that Porges is highly regarded in Paris. Urges develop 100 cp lamp to compete w/ arc for public lighting.

Date

1881-12-01

Type

Folder/Volume ID

D8132-F

Microfilm ID

58:561

Document ID

D8132ZBT

Publisher

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