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[D8955ABV], Letter from Century Co to Thomas Alva Edison, May 15th, 1889

Title: [D8955ABV], Letter from Century Co to Thomas Alva Edison, May 15th, 1889
Editor's Notes: Can you kindly furnish us with a correct definition of the word graphophone and also any pritned matter containing new words formed from it etc. An arl answer will greatly oblige The Dictionary Department Century Co. [Ans May 16/89; TAE marg: The word was coined by some speculators and applied to a phonograph of a different mechanical construction than mine They got the word by Reversing the word phongraph-- E]
Author: Century Co
Recipient: Edison, Thomas Alva
Mentioned: American Graphophone Co
Date: 1889-05-15
Type: Letter
Subject: Newspapers, books, other publications; Competition and market structure; Cylinder phonograph
Folder ID: D8955-F
Microfilm ID: 127:422
Document ID: D8955ABV
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/D8955ABV
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
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 127

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