| Reference number | MS/377/1/72 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from David Edward Hughes, 94 Great Portland Street, London, to William Fletcher Barrett |
| Date | 20 January 1879 |
| Description | Replying to Barrett's letter occasioned by points raised in the Telegraph Journal by Hughes on a variable resistance tube. Discusses the history of the tube and its French inventor and cannot conceive how Edison considers that he has made an original discovery. Edison should admit his error 'and once more be a man'. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA7981 | Hughes; David Edward (1831 - 1900); teacher and telegraph engineer | 1831 - 1900 |