[SB019003a], Clipping, Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, January 18th, 1889
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Title
[SB019003a], Clipping, Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, January 18th, 1889
Bibliographic Citation
"Part of the Proceeds: For the Phonograph Said to Have Been Bagged by Lawyers", Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph, January 18th, 1889
Editor's Notes
"The Herald" reports that TAE puts the phonograph patent in the hands of Tomlinson and Gilliland. After much negotiation, the two were able to find a buyer for the patent, Mr. Lippincott, who offered $500,000. TAE inquired if they could get more and if the two made any arrangements on their own behalf. TAE later found out that Lippincott had actually offered $750,000 and that TAE and Gilliland had pocketed the balance. The Electric Light Co. later dismissed Tomlinson.
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
Mentioned
Date
1889-01-18
Type
Folder/Volume ID
SB019-F
Microfilm ID
146:181
Document ID
SB019003a
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University