7) Maguire Tate, July 1889, Lab general. (Sept 1889) 165-7; Josephson, p. This move was response many
complaints about recordings from the companies.
3) TAE Gorton, Sept 1890, 1890 Electric Light. His secretary followed Edison’s blunt
directive with more diplomatic note which assured the
companies that recording cylinders was not being discontinued
at the West Orange Laboratory.
14) Journal #5, p. Dyer, May 1889, 890408, pp.
334.-44
NOTES FOR CHAPTER SIX
1) Accounts from Billbooks, 1888-1889, ENHS.
15) 2nd annual report EGE, Oct 1890, quoted in
Payson-Jones, 160; agreements are box D3, folder.
5) TAE Edison Edison Manufacturing Co, Jan 1889, 1889
Edison Manufacturing Co. 335-338.
4) Insull TAE, Oct 1890, 1890 Electric Light.
.82-83.
12) TAE P.147.S. 48, June 1894.
Edison also told the companies that they would now have to
provide their own recorded cylinders, TAE EPW, Jan 1890,
LB 900111, pp.
10) Electrical World.
17) TAE Gorton, Nov 1891, central stations.
9) Dickson’s article Century Magazine. Edison had no
intention giving the production prerecorded cylinders,
but wanted the companies appreciate the difficulties of
producing them. 434-5.
16) Bill book 489.
2) EGE TAE, Oct 1890, 1890 Electricity, see also
annotation and answer October 1890.
13) TAE Edison Phonograph Works, Nov 1890, Phono EPWks.
8) Batchelor TAE, Aug 1889, 1889 Lab.
6) Tate, Open Door, 141.1
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