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RefNoACS/1/1/439/22
AltRefNo88620
LevelItem
TitleLetter from H. W. Harris, 12 Hilly Fields Crescent, London, S. E. 4., to [Alan Archibald] Campbell Swinton [Esquire], 40 Chester Square, W
CreatorHarris; H. W (fl 1929)
Date3 December 1929
DescriptionRecalls having called upon Swinton at his invitation to have his gramophoneand describe improvements, informing that since then has become financially interested in the development of a machine, the inventor of which claims to be able to produce astounding results in economical production of power, which if correct would revolutionise current methods. Seeks for a friendly and confidential understanding to enable himself and a friend to call upon Swinton to explain the invention with a view of obtaining Swinton's impartial opinion.
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8285Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer1863 - 1930
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