Thomas Edison letter to James W. Galbraith [manuscript], 1880 January 17.

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Thomas Edison letter to James W. Galbraith [manuscript], 1880 January 17.

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Photocopy letter from Thomas Edison, Menlo Park, New Jersey, to James W. Galbraith, Kootenay, British Columbia, 1 p, 17 January 1880, offering Galbraith $2 per ounce for platinum for use in electric lamps.

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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Galbraith, James W.

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Edison, Thomas Alva, 1847-1931

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Thomas Alva Edison (born February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio – died October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey), American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrial...