[D8133ZAU], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, November 19th, 1881

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Title

[D8133ZAU], Letter from Edward Hibberd Johnson to Thomas Alva Edison, November 19th, 1881

Editor's Notes

Report on progress at Holborn Viaduct. Got permit to use subway and to light street lamps and shops. Got permit to erect big chimney. Got water supply and tanks for 7000 gallons. Got official space allotment at Crystal Palace. Got an engine maker to loan 3 engnines for Crystal Palace, at no charge. Got Drexel Morgan OK to use $25K to start iso business. Got opinion on lamp patent No. 5. Brush is applying for a disclaimer on his claim to electroplating of carbons. Got an A dynamo wkg at Faure Batty place, driven by gasoline engine. Two facts arose from alliaince w/ Faure: 2 hour limit on batteries before need to recharge, thus they are looking into dynamos; batteries don't do anything to aid voltage regulation. "Got Sir Wm. Thomson on a string (at last). recommend select; it's succinct and covers much ground. dh 9dec02

Date

1881-11-19

Type

Folder/Volume ID

D8133-F

Microfilm ID

58:712

Document ID

D8133ZAU

Publisher

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