[SB019014c], Clipping, New Britain Herald, January 19th, 1889
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Title
[SB019014c], Clipping, New Britain Herald, January 19th, 1889
Bibliographic Citation
"The Wizard Swindled", New Britain Herald, January 19th, 1889
Editor's Notes
The story that TAE had been swindled out of $250,000 has been verified. The article describes Tomlinson's beginnings under TAE and the trasaction regarding the sale of the phonograph patent. The article then describes the ensuing investigation and the process of dismissing Tomlinson from the Electric Light Co.
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
1889-01-19
Type
Folder/Volume ID
SB019-F
Microfilm ID
146:186
Document ID
SB019014c
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University