[LB020394], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to A B Johnston, July 8th, 1885
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[LB020394], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to A B Johnston, July 8th, 1885
Editor's Notes
## Referring to your favor of the the 20th of June which came to hand during my absence from the city. I beg to state that electricity has now been used to any practical extent in heat producing but it has been used on a small scale for the fusing of metals to {illegible} consider it hardly practicable to use electricity for heating. ## From 50% to 60% of power is commercially available after transmission over the distance you speak of. It would requie considerable calculation to get out the data you ask for but if it is likely to lead to business I will try and arrange to furnish you with it.
Author
Recipient
Date
1885-07-08
Type
Folder/Volume ID
LB020-F
Microfilm ID
83:208
Document ID
LB020394
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University