[SB019002e], Clipping, New York News, January 18th, 1889
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Title
[SB019002e], Clipping, New York News, January 18th, 1889
Bibliographic Citation
"Edison Was Out $250,000: His Agents Made a Fortune Out of the Sale of the Phonograph", New York News, January 18th, 1889
Editor's Notes
TAE has been "razzle-dazzled" out of $250,000 by Tomlinson. Gilliland and Tomlinson reported that the Lippincott syndicate offered $500,000 for the phonograph patent, which TAE accepted. But TAE later found out that $750,000 had been offered. Tomlinson and Gilliland went to Europe after the phonograph was sold and returned separately two months later.
Thomas Edison accuses late legal adviser John C. Tomlinson and electrician/inventor Ezra T. Gilliland of cheating him out of $250,000 in the sale of the phonograph
Author
Mentioned
Date
1889-01-18
Type
Folder/Volume ID
SB019-F
Microfilm ID
146:181
Document ID
SB019002e
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University