Edison autographs. Lots of them!

Post links to auctions and classifieds here
Post Reply
stevel
Victor II
Posts: 221
Joined: Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:31 pm
Location: Barnsley , England

Edison autographs. Lots of them!

Post by stevel »

Quite an interesting book coming up.....

https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auct ... c600dadb49

User avatar
fran604g
Victor VI
Posts: 3988
Joined: Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:22 pm
Personal Text: I'm Feeling Cranky
Location: Hemlock, NY

Re: Edison autographs. Lots of them!

Post by fran604g »

That's very interesting, and one page especially caught my attention, as my lineage has had 4 different "A. S. Pratt" namesakes. 3 ancestors, and 1 brother. I have not heard any tales of one of them being the "chief clerk" of the Edison Storage Battery Co., however.

Thanks for sharing this interesting Edison ephemera!

Best,
Fran

P.S.: It looks as if Charles was practising his trademark signature on one of the pages!
af79615b-e682-4c81-e916-94e7071c8fe5.jpg
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.

rodpickett
Victor II
Posts: 281
Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 2:30 pm
Location: Indianapolis, IN

Re: Edison autographs. Lots of them!

Post by rodpickett »

Fran,

That is an “E”, not an “S” in the signature. Yep - hard to tell.

I just queried the Rutgers University – The Edison Papers – website:

http://edison.rutgers.edu/list.htm

and performed a Search(docs)

Alfred “E” Pratt shows in the selection list and by selecting Correspondence, you can see the one letter, below, with signature.

Do you have an A. E. Pratt in your family tree? Perhaps you are due monies – or owe them.

In any event, he was blunt in his writing – “his fingers are starting to turn blue”.
Attachments
xx8923.jpg

User avatar
fran604g
Victor VI
Posts: 3988
Joined: Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:22 pm
Personal Text: I'm Feeling Cranky
Location: Hemlock, NY

Re: Edison autographs. Lots of them!

Post by fran604g »

rodpickett wrote:Fran,

That is an “E”, not an “S” in the signature. Yep - hard to tell.

I just queried the Rutgers University – The Edison Papers – website:

http://edison.rutgers.edu/list.htm

and performed a Search(docs)

Alfred “E” Pratt shows in the selection list and by selecting Correspondence, you can see the one letter, below, with signature.

Do you have an A. E. Pratt in your family tree? Perhaps you are due monies – or owe them.

In any event, he was blunt in his writing – “his fingers are starting to turn blue”.
Thanks Rod! Unfortunately, no "E" nor Alfred. The long lost family wealth has eluded me once again... :P

Best,
Fran
Francis; "i" for him, "e" for her
"Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while" - the unappreciative supervisor.

Post Reply