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The Superintendent of Thomas Edison’s First Phonograph Factory is Relieved of His Duties, But Edison Advises Him to Stay on to Assist With Edison’s Ongoing Experiments

The Superintendent of Thomas Edison’s First Phonograph Factory is Relieved of His Duties, But Edison Advises Him to Stay on to Assist With Edison’s Ongoing Experiments by Thomas Edison

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Title
The Superintendent of Thomas Edison’s First Phonograph Factory is Relieved of His Duties, But Edison Advises Him to Stay on to Assist With Edison’s Ongoing Experiments
Author
Thomas Edison
Seller
The Raab Collection (United States)
Description
05/03/1889. Keller went on to invent the first successful and reliable coin-op phonograph (jukebox) in the United StatesA very uncommon letter concerning Edison’s first phonograph factoryAlbert Keller was the assistant to Ezra Gilliland, Edison's best friend, and the two of them joined Edison at his New York and later lamp factory labs in 1885-1887. After Edison began to develop his wax-cylinder phonograph in 1887, Gilliland and Keller set up a factory to manufacture them with Keller as the superintendent. Gilliland became general agent for the phonograph. Gilliland and Edison's personal attorney, John Tomlinson, then arranged a deal with Jesse Lippincott to purchase the rights to Edison's phonograph. In the meantime, Edison set up a separate factory for manufacturing phonographs next to his West Orange Lab. Believing that the side deal that Gilliland and Tomlinson negotiated with Lippincott for Gilliland's agency rights was done behind his back, Edison cut off all relations and sued Gilliland & Tomlinson. The earlier factory was still being managed by Keller, who had also begun to develop on his own a version of what became known as the nickel-in-slot phonograph, an early jukebox. Edison was unwilling to continue to entrust the entire factory to Keller, who was after all Gilliland’s protege, but valued his experimental talents so was not ready to simply fire him.This was his solution. Autograph letter signed, from the Edison phonograph factory, March 5, 1889, to Keller, relieving him of his duties as factory manager, but offering an opportunity to remain on the Edison team. “My opinion is that you were never intended by the Almighty to run a large machine shop. Hence after Monday next you will cease to be superintendent of the phonograph factory. If you want to come back with me experimenting, will give you $30 per week and I advise you to accept. Edison.” It’s interesting to see the tactic Edison used with Keller, not even mentioning that the Gilliland and Tomlinson matter had even played a part in his decision. We obtained this letter directly from the Keller descendants, and it has never before been offered for sale. The letter is affixed to a light backing.By the end of 1889, Keller jumped ship and joined Gilliland, and they along with several other people worked independently on nickel-in-slot phonographs, leading to the creation of the Automatic Phonograph Exhibition Company in 1890 that tried to bring together the various patents. Keller continued his work, and the first really successful and reliable coin-op phonograph (jukebox) in the United States was developed and patented by Keller in 1891.The Edison Papers tell us that trying to figure out what was going on with Keller and the factory, and the development of the nickel-in-slot phonograph, is not easy because so little material about it has survived. They found this letter enlightening and “very interesting”.
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Nachrichten von Island, Groenland und der Strasse Davis, zum wahren Rutzen der Wissenschasten und der handlung by ANDERSON, Johann

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Nachrichten von Island, Groenland und der Strasse Davis, zum wahren Rutzen der Wissenschasten und der handlung
Author
ANDERSON, Johann
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Argosy Book Store (United States)
Description
First Edition. hardcover. large folding map of Greenland, Iceland and the Davis Strait. 4 folding plates. 328pp. + index and table of contents. 8vo, later 1/2 mottled calf; (front joint split, spine ends worn). Hamburg: Georg Christian Grund, 1746.
Man Ray. La photographie n'est pas l’art. 1937

Man Ray. La photographie n'est pas l’art. 1937 by Man Ray, André Breton

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Man Ray. La photographie n'est pas l’art. 1937
Author
Man Ray, André Breton
Seller
Marninart, Inc (ABAA-ILAB) (United States)
Condition
Very Good-
Description
Editions GLM, Paris 1937. Man Ray, André Breton. Portfolio book, presenting the combined work of André Breton and Man Ray. The portfolio, loose as issued, include twelve sheets of photo-toned reproductions by Man Ray, each with a caption, and three sheets of surreal texts by André Breton, all guarded in the original folder. Good condition, please ask for complete report.
COLLECTED POEMS 1930 - 1955

COLLECTED POEMS 1930 - 1955 by BARKER, George

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COLLECTED POEMS 1930 - 1955
Author
BARKER, George
Seller
Charles Agvent, ABAA (United States)
Condition
Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper
Description
London: Faber and Faber, (1957). First Edition. Softcover. Fine in a Near Fine dustwrapper. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on the endpaper: "for Bill Meredith/Summer 1959/George Barker."
CATALOGUE DES LIVRES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHEQUE POETIQUE DE M. VIOLLET LE DUC

CATALOGUE DES LIVRES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHEQUE POETIQUE DE M. VIOLLET LE DUC

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CATALOGUE DES LIVRES COMPOSANT LA BIBLIOTHEQUE POETIQUE DE M. VIOLLET LE DUC
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
Paris: Chez J. Flot, 1847. contemporary quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, hand written paper spine label. Viollet le Duc. 8vo. contemporary quarter cloth with marbled paper-covered boards, hand written paper spine label. xii, 30, 252, (2) pages. Annotated bibliography of poetry, songs, fabliaux and other fiction in verse and prose all in the possession of Viollet le Duc. The first section, that devoted to poetry, is intended as a supplement to the first volume of the catalogue. Later sections deal with the songs, fabliaux and other fiction. Index. From the reference library of H.P. Kraus, with his bookplate on front paste down. Rubbed around edges.
CATALOGUE D'UNE BELLE COLLECTION DE RECUEILS DE COSTUMES XVIIIE ET DÉBUT DE XIX SIÈCLE AQUARELLES ORIGINALES

CATALOGUE D'UNE BELLE COLLECTION DE RECUEILS DE COSTUMES XVIIIE ET DÉBUT DE XIX SIÈCLE AQUARELLES ORIGINALES

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CATALOGUE D'UNE BELLE COLLECTION DE RECUEILS DE COSTUMES XVIIIE ET DÉBUT DE XIX SIÈCLE AQUARELLES ORIGINALES
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
Paris, France: L. Giraud-Badin, 1930. stiff paper wrappers. Costume. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 51+(1) pages. Text in French. Blogie II, 313. Sale, May 20, 1930, of a collection of 18th-early 19th century costumes.86 lots. Introductory comments. Errata card laid in. Wrappers tanned at edges. Text loose from wappers. Tanning. Pencilled-in prices in margins.
AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS EVOCATEURS DE CINQ SIECLES D'HISTOIRE

AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS EVOCATEURS DE CINQ SIECLES D'HISTOIRE by 62

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AUTOGRAPHS & DOCUMENTS EVOCATEURS DE CINQ SIECLES D'HISTOIRE
Author
62
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Oak Knoll Books/Oak Knoll Press (United States)
Description
Paris: Pierre Beres, n.d.. stiff paper wrappers. Berès, Pierre. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 220 items described. With price list loosely inserted. Many facsimiles of autographs and a full color frontispiece of a binding. catalogue 62.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH OF MR. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 23, 1854, DELIVERED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION

NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH OF MR. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 23, 1854, DELIVERED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION by Breckinridge, John

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NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. SPEECH OF MR. BRECKINRIDGE, OF KENTUCKY, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, MARCH 23, 1854, DELIVERED IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THE STATE OF THE UNION
Author
Breckinridge, John
Seller
David M. Lesser, Fine Antiquarian Books LLC (United States)
Description
[Washington: Congressional Globe Office, 1854. 8pp. Caption title, as issued. Spine reinforced, Very Good. The future Vice President under James Buchanan and Confederate General speaks in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which would roll back the Missouri Compromise's prohibition on slavery north of the Compromise line, and permit the inhabitants of each territory to decide for themselves whether to exclude slavery. LCP 1495.
Narratives of Barbary Captivity: Recollections of Jeames Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray

Narratives of Barbary Captivity: Recollections of Jeames Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray by ALLISON, Robert J. (editor) - Jeames Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray

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Narratives of Barbary Captivity: Recollections of Jeames Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray
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ALLISON, Robert J. (editor) - Jeames Leander Cathcart, Jonathan Cowdery and William Ray
Seller
Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA (United States)
Description
Chicago, IL: R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 2007. First edition thus. Hardcover. 322 pages. The 105th entry in the longstanding series of books issued by the R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company as a Christmas gift for employees and friends of the press. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. A fresh copy.

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