[D8503ZDZ], Letter from William Preston Hix to Thomas Alva Edison, November 29th, 1885
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Title
[D8503ZDZ], Letter from William Preston Hix to Thomas Alva Edison, November 29th, 1885
Editor's Notes
[Letterhead of The Edison Company for Isolated Lighting of New York.] Newspaper article cut out and attached to top of note. Article concerns James Burns, an inventor who attempted to exhibit an invention in a boat, and instead tipped the boat over, dumping himself, his companions, and his equipment into the water. Handwritten note below the article: "The trials and tribulations of inventors is great."
Author
Recipient
Date
1885-11-29
Type
Subject
Folder/Volume ID
D8503-F
Microfilm ID
77:208
Document ID
D8503ZDZ
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University