[D8505U], Letter from Arthur Barbarin to Thomas Alva Edison, November 2nd, 1885
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- Title
- [D8505U], Letter from Arthur Barbarin to Thomas Alva Edison, November 2nd, 1885
- Editor's Notes
- Would like to substitute electric lighting for gas and oil where suitable; I believe that to gain popular acceptance for electric lighting each consumer should be independent and produce his own electricity; I think this can be done by means of a battery, cheap and of long duration, not dangerous and requiring little attention; I have a newly discovered an exciting liquid for batteries; I'd like to test it using your lamps, but can't pay for them due to recent business losses; in return you would receive preference within a reasonable matter of time to take up the discovery or reject it; should experiment succeed would then pay you for lamps & battery and make any other reasonable concession; am an old telegrapher; first words ever exchanged between NY and New Orleans were between Mr. Cure and me [provides references]
- Author
- Barbarin, Arthur
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Date
- 1885-11-02
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D8505-F
- Microfilm ID
- 77:295
- Document ID
- D8505U
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 77