[LB004484], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Tracy Robinson Edson, July 16th, 1879
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[LB004484], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Tracy Robinson Edson, July 16th, 1879
Editor's Notes
Your favor of yesterday is just at hand. I have made a lot of new receivers, several styles of them all of which proved in some way defective. I made 50 of different kinds at an expense of from $15 to $1800 and threw them all away. I want to be satisfied with the instrument before it goes out of my hands, it saves money afterwards. Of course as I am to receive $1 for each instrument in use by the Company its to my advantage to place them in their hands as soon as possible. As long as I saw a chance to improve them I kept at work. I expect now in two weeks to deliver model instruments which will work right in on your telephone exchange system and be perfectly satisfactory.
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Mentioned
Date
1879-07-16
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB004-F
Microfilm ID
80:105
Document ID
LB004484
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University