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\nG. N. Morison, Esq., Secretary,
\nThe Edison United Phonograph Company,
\nNew York City.
\nDear Sir:-
\nYour letter of 22nd instant to Mr. Edison, in which is quoted a criticism received from your Foreign Committee with relation to automatic phonographs, has been duly received. In reply I beg to inform you that the Nickel-in-the-Slot phonograph is so constructed that it will not work unless a coin of the proper dimensions and correct weight is inserted in the slot.
\nIn regard to the question asked by your Foreign Committee as to whether the slot attachment could be so arranged so that it would “return coins which might be below half-size,” in order to accomplish this it would be necessary to alter the mechanism of the attachment, and how much work this would involve it is impossible to say offhand.
\nIn regard to the Committee’s suggestion that the automatic machines should be supplied with “lock bolts to save time,” we do not understand what is meant by lock bolts. As to the shock that takes place at the beginning of the cylinder being detrimental to the record itself, we do not understand how this can be, as the reproducing point has to travel some distance on the cylinder before the record commences.
\nYours very truly,
\nAO Tate
\nPrivate Secretary."},{"label":"Author","value":"Tate, Alfred Ord"},{"label":"Recipient","value":["Edison United Phonograph Co","Morison, George N"]},{"label":"Date","value":"1891-09-29"},{"label":"Type","value":"Letter"},{"label":"Subject","value":["International business operations","Sales and service","Phonograph equipment and accessories"]},{"label":"Folder/Volume ID","value":"LB052-F"},{"label":"Microfilm ID","value":"142:817"},{"label":"Document ID","value":"LB052429"},{"label":"URL","value":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/document/LB052429"},{"label":"Rights","value":"Thomas Edison National Historical Park"},{"label":"Publisher","value":"Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University"},{"label":"Timestamp","value":"29 September 1891"},{"label":"Has Version","value":"Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 142"}],"sequences":[{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/sequence/normal","@type":"sc:Sequence","label":"Current Page Order","viewingDirection":"left-to-right","canvases":[{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/canvas/p1","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"1","thumbnail":{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/files/medium/LB052429/fl0813.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","width":881,"height":1073},"width":881,"height":1073,"images":[{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/annotation/p0001-image","@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/265203/full/881,1073/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","width":881,"height":1073,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/265203","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/canvas/p1"}],"metadata":[{"label":"transcription","value":"Sept. 29, 1891.
\nG. N. Morison, Esq., Secretary,
\nThe Edison United Phonograph Company,
\nNew York City.
\nDear Sir:-
\nYour letter of 22nd instant to Mr. Edison, in which is quoted a criticism received from your Foreign Committee with relation to automatic phonographs, has been duly received. In reply I beg to inform you that the Nickel-in-the-Slot phonograph is so constructed that it will not work unless a coin of the proper dimensions and correct weight is inserted in the slot.
\nIn regard to the question asked by your Foreign Committee as to whether the slot attachment could be so arranged so that it would “return coins which might be below half-size,” in order to accomplish this it would be necessary to alter the mechanism of the attachment, and how much work this would involve it is impossible to say offhand.
\nIn regard to the Committee’s suggestion that the automatic machines should be supplied with “lock bolts to save time,” we do not understand what is meant by lock bolts."}]},{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/canvas/p2","@type":"sc:Canvas","label":"2","thumbnail":{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/files/medium/LB052429/fl0814.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","width":878,"height":1073},"width":878,"height":1073,"images":[{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/annotation/p0002-image","@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/265204/full/878,1073/0/default.jpg","@type":"dctypes:Image","format":"image/jpeg","width":878,"height":1073,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/265204","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/iiif/2/LB052429/canvas/p2"}],"metadata":[{"label":"transcription","value":"As to the shock that takes place at the beginning of the cylinder being detrimental to the record itself, we do not understand how this can be, as the reproducing point has to travel some distance on the cylinder before the record commences.
\nYours very truly,
\nAO Tate
\nPrivate Secretary."}]}]}]}