[D0301-F] (D-03-01) Automobile
Item set
Title
[D0301-F] (D-03-01) Automobile
Description
This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the design and operation of automobiles and the use of storage batteries in electric vehicles. Included are letters to and from John M. Lansden, Jr., of the Birmingham Electric & Manufacturing Co., Levi C. Weir and Arthur Herschmann of the Adams Express Co., and Alexander Churchward of the General Electric Co. regarding the use of Edison storage batteries and electric motors in automobiles.
Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected consist primarily of correspondence regarding materials used in electric and gasoline vehicles, including rubber samples and parts ordered from the B. F. Goodrich Co. and other concerns.
Identifier
D0301-F
uri
https://edisondigital.rutgers.edu/folder/D0301-F
Type
Document File
Rights
Courtesy of Thomas Edison National Historical Park.
Is Part Of
Document File Series -- 1903
Alternative Title
(D-03-01) Automobile