[D8405K], Letter from North Carolina. Penitentiary, William Jackson Hicks to Thomas Alva Edison, October 6th, 1884
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- Title
- [D8405K], Letter from North Carolina. Penitentiary, William Jackson Hicks to Thomas Alva Edison, October 6th, 1884
- Editor's Notes
- [letterhead: North Carolina State Penitentiary Office of Architect and Warden - Wm. J. Hicks] Is a lightning rods a positive protection to buildings? Would a lake provide grounding? [TAE marg: They are a positive protection. A large plate buried in the Earth at the Edge of the lake & connected by 3 or 4 No 6 galvanized telegh wires (buried) with the rods would answer The ground plate ought to have at least 200 feet surface E]
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Date
- 1884-10-06
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8405-F
- Microfilm ID
- 71:406
- Document ID
- D8405K
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 71