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[X098A029], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Joseph Hammer, April 19th, 1889

Title: [X098A029], Letter from Thomas Alva Edison to William Joseph Hammer, April 19th, 1889
Editor's Notes: I beg to confirm the following cablegrams sent you:-- NEWARK, PARIS. April 18, 1889. "Phonograph must be exhibited same as all my inventions. Forbid absolutely charging admission fees. Use your judgment. Edison." NEWARK, PARIS. April 19, 1889. "Take absolutely no instructions as to phonograph exhibit except from me. Make no arrangement with Gouraud about sharing expenses. Pavilion must not cost more than three thousand. Intend exhibit shall be my own, at my own expense, and under my control. Edison." Your truly, Thos. A. Edison
Author: Edison, Thomas Alva
Recipient: Hammer, William Joseph
Mentioned: Exhibition. Paris Universal (1889); Gouraud, George Edward
Date: 1889-04-19
Type: Letter
Subject: Expositions, demonstrations, lectures; Cylinder phonograph
Folder ID: X098A-F
Document ID: X098A029
URL: https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/X098A029
Rights: NMAH Archives Center
Publisher: Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University

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