TLS, 1891 February 3 : New York, to Thomas A. Edison.

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TLS, 1891 February 3 : New York, to Thomas A. Edison.

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Industrialist Carnegie addresses Edison as "My Dear Wizard." Edison had evidently asked Carnegie about the properties of the element nickel. Carnegie responds: "Nickel properties are getting as plentiful as blackberries, we shall have plenty of that material a little of it goes a long way. We shall know all about it before long."

1 p. ; 26.5 x 20 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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