[D8135ZAG], Letter from Theodore Puskas, Joshua Franklin Bailey to Thomas Alva Edison, August 2nd, 1881
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Title
[D8135ZAG], Letter from Theodore Puskas, Joshua Franklin Bailey to Thomas Alva Edison, August 2nd, 1881
Editor's Notes
Hired Flammarion for 1000F a month. "His excellent social position, his extended [---] with the press and with scientific men make his alliance very valuable." Actively making preparations for "seizure of Maxim and Swan referred to in our last." Will advise Batchelor and ask TAE consent by cable before starting. Maxim is actively seeking investors and generating publicity. "The seizure of their exhibit will deter capitalists from taking them up. In the Electrician the Maxim people have a strong organ" through which contesting "possession of the field with you" and making people think they're legitimate rival.
Recipient
Mentioned
Date
1881-08-02
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D8135-F
Microfilm ID
58:956
Document ID
D8135ZAG
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University