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Title

[LB016319], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to J Ferro, May 14th, 1883

Editor's Notes

Referring to your enquiry for our prices for Electric Light apparatus for report I beg to quote as follows ##Arc Light##40 Light Machine $4687##20 Light Machine $2750##10 Light Machine $1590##Arc Lamps each $56##Incandescent Light##350 Light Machine $4687##150 Light Machine $2750##75 Light Machine $1590##Each Incandescent Lamp is equal to two gas jets & would cost $1.25 each engine##The engine we use in connection with our System is that built by Armington & Sims of Providence & our prices are as follows##Engine for 40 Arc Lghts or 350 Incandescent Light [Eng]##Engine for 20 Arc Lights or 150 Incandescent Light [Eng]9.50##Engine for 10 Arc Lights or 75 Incandescent Light [Eng]9.50##These engines run at very high speeds and should only be sent to places where skilled Engineers can be obtained. In other places I would propose sending engines of lower speed of which prices would be as follows:-##Engine for 40 Arc Light or 350 Incandescent Lights $1350##Engine for 20 Arch Light or 150 Incandescent Lights $112.75##Engine for 10 Arch Light or 75 Incandescent Lights $112.75##Sundries##I will supply sockets shades & other sundries at the prices named in Bergmann & Cos Catalogue copy of which I hand you herewith##General##Any orders you may have I would suggest you send up to me & I will give you a detailed estimate of what I think should be sent.##The above prices are all quoted F.O.B. New York.

Author

Edison, Thomas Alva

Recipient

Ferro, J

Mentioned

Armington and Sims

Bergmann & Co

Date

1883-05-14

Type

Letter

Subject

Sales and service

Engines, boilers, prime movers

Central stations

Folder ID

LB016-F

Microfilm ID

82:415

Document ID

LB016319

URL

https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB016319

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 82

Item sets

[LB016-F] LB-016 (1882, 1883)