[D8332J], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Thomas Alva Edison, January 15th, 1883
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- Title
- [D8332J], Letter from Francis Robbins Upton to Thomas Alva Edison, January 15th, 1883
- Editor's Notes
- Encloses statements showing the state or our business from beginning. "The great trouble is in the fact that we have been compelled to make lamps at a loss and to assume all experimental expenses." These exptl expenses amount to $5-6K in last 6 months. Cash flow is also a problem; need $5K to pay current expenses. "If orders keep coming in we shal make both ends meet during the next six months." Avg cost of lamps, incl all o/h and directs: 44.2cts and slowly gg down since July.
- Author
- Upton, Francis Robbins
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Date
- 1883-01-15
- Type
- Letter
- Subject
- Management (companies and organizations)
- Financial operations (companies and organizations)
- Incandescent lamp
- Folder ID
- D8332-F
- Microfilm ID
- 67:107
- Document ID
- D8332J
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 67
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal