[D8747AAK], Letter from Witherbees Sherman & Co to Thomas Alva Edison, October 4th, 1887
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Title
[D8747AAK], Letter from Witherbees Sherman & Co to Thomas Alva Edison, October 4th, 1887
Editor's Notes
"We ship today by freight a bbl of our obnyove (?) to you as above as requested by your New York representative. ## Our idea is to separate the ore from the phosphate of lime which carries the phosphorous, thus leaving it a steel ore, and the phosphate for other uses. ## We know it can be done as an experiment, but to do it to make a commercial success is the pointe. We understand its being done by water as some po[--]tz."
Author
Recipient
Date
1887-10-04
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D8747-F
Microfilm ID
120:147
Document ID
D8747AAK
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University