LOT Old Heritage Auctions  /  2007 Apr Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #658  / 

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Thomas A. Edison Autograph Letter Signed

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Thomas A. Edison Autograph Letter Signed
<B>Thomas A. Edison Autograph Letter Signed</B></I> "<I>Edison</B></I>", three pages, 5" x 8", n.p., n.d. Addressed to "<I>Fagan</B></I>" and "<I>Blair</B></I>", it reads in part: "<I>…You will remember when you told me that the Amer Railway Express man stated to you that he got a life of 3 yrs that I said was a lie. You have in your office a 3 yr record of the Amer Express Co…the records show curves of hundreds of batteries. Assuming 25 cycles equals one month this government battery had to be washed & new separators put in at end of 14 months & at the end of 20 months the battery was down & out 50% capacity = This battery was not in a truck if it had been the knocks etc would have made its life less. Don't accept any such statements from a purchaser - or we will be doing business without profit.</B></I>" Written in pencil, deeply toned with staple perforations along top margin and a small notation in a different hand on the first page. Fine condition. Included is a period advertising booklet, "The Edison Storage Battery for Electric Commercial Vehicles", 32 pp., 8vo, ca. 1916. It contains numerous photographs and even a testimonial by the renowned engineer Charles P. Steinmetz. Light soiling to cover, Very fine condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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