Edison had many friends and
business connections central Europe and used these to
monitor the development new technology. The English phonograph
business was the hands George Gouraud who had been an
agent for Edison the 1870s. Edison had hired many German
scientists and engineers, some whom had gone on, like Johann
Schuckert and Sigmund Bergmann, build electrical
manufacturing concerns Germany. Gouraud's order for 1000
machines was the largest single order placed for phonographs at
the West Orange Works. The German
industrial laboratories, supported the best technical
education system the world, were responsible for many
important advances electrical technology and was Edison's
policy keep abreast their work, exchanging information
and new ideas for electrical equipment, especially the area
of incandescent lamps.
Payments for the right agents for Edison phonographs and
orders for machines made European customers the largest market
for machines the early 1890's. Foreign
interest his machine was high point and several
companies had been created sell the phonograph Europe.
Edison's strategy for foreign markets had always been to
quickly sell the marketing rights groups foreign
.
Edison also took time promote his phonograph, which
was very popular part the Edison exhibit Paris, drawing
the largest number visitors after the Eiffel Tower.VI- 8
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