[LB063166], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to Societe Industrielle des Telephones, May 24th, 1898
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May 24 98 Societe Industrielle des Telephones 25 Rue du 4 Septembre Paris, France I beg to advise you that I no longer make Telephone Lamp Black. It was made by cutting a V in the wick of a Kerosene Lamp and allowing the corners to smoke on each side of the Lamp [illegible text] and it was then pressed in a mould. Yours truly Thos. A. Edison R May 24 98 Mrs [S. M.?] Tasker 8 Langdon Street Portsmouth, [N. H.?] Madam:- In reply to your favor of the 20th inst, I beg to state that I have worked on an [international?] but had [illegible text] with it, Yours truly Thos. A. Edison R