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[LB029155], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Joseph Hammer, April 19th, 1889

Title: [LB029155], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Joseph Hammer, April 19th, 1889
Editor's Notes: [letterpress copy of X098A29] "I beg to confirm the following cablegrams sent you:- ### NEWARK, PARIS. APRIL 18, 1889 ### 'Phonograph must be exhibited same as all my inventions. Forbid absolutely charging admission fees. Use your judgment. EDISON.' ### NEWARK, PARIS APRIL 19, 1889 ### 'Take absolutely no instructions as to phonograph exhibit except from me. Make no arrangement with Gouraud about sharing expenses. Pavilion must not cost more than three thousand. Intend exhibit shall be my own, at my own expense, and under my control. EDISON.' Yours truly, [signed] TAE
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Recipient: Hammer, William Joseph
Mentioned: Exhibition. Paris Universal (1889); Gouraud, George Edward
Date: 1889-04-19
Type: Letter
Subject: Expositions, demonstrations, lectures; Cylinder phonograph
Folder ID: LB029-F
Microfilm ID: 139:56
Document ID: LB029155
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB029155
Rights: Thomas Edison National Historical Park
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
Has Version: Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 139

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