[LB007750], Letter from Samuel Insull to George Harrison Bliss, Western Edison Light Co, July 24th, 1882
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Title
[LB007750], Letter from Samuel Insull to George Harrison Bliss, Western Edison Light Co, July 24th, 1882
Editor's Notes
Your two favors of 19th & 22nd to hand.##I have not seen Harpers weekly so have not seen the [loss] [cut] you refer to. It is certainly not the one on electric of which I was to send you as I have not received the Cut or the Electros from the [Engraver] yet. He promised us a telegram to ship them today so I hope to send you an electro by tomorrow express.##As to Mr Guilberts request for information as to a small motor for a skiff Mr Edison has nothing of the kind. It would be necessary to get the current to work the motor & it would certainly not be [economical] to have a small steam engine in the boat to operate the motors much better use steam direct The only other way of getting current could be from secondary batteries & these are entirely too bulky besides being
Author
Mentioned
Date
1882-07-24
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB007-F
Microfilm ID
80:748
Document ID
LB007750
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University