[LB039429], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Edison Phonograph Works, April 10th, 1890

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Title

[LB039429], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Edison Phonograph Works, April 10th, 1890

Date

1890-04-10

Type

Folder/Volume ID

LB039-F

Microfilm ID

140:983

Document ID

LB039429

Publisher

Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
 

Transcription

April 10, 1890
Edison Phonograph Works,
Orange, N.J.
Dear Sirs:-
Will you please have prepared at once, for presentation to the Emperor of Germany, two (2) latest type Water-Motor Phonographs, one of which is to be mounted and have a plate attached, with the following inscription:
"This phonograph is presented to William 11, Emperor of Germany, by its inventor, Edison."
Send with these phonographs, twenty (20) first class musical records, and fifty (50) blank phonograms.
Advise me when the above is ready for shipment.
Yours truly,
Thos A. Edison
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