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Reference numberNLB/5/200
Alternative reference numberNLB/5 p75
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter from Herbert Rix, to Mr H M Elder, 50 City Road, E.C.
Date11 April 1891
DescriptionAt the request of Professor Raphael Meldola, Rix writes to ask whether they could have as an exhibit at their next Soirée on 6 May, Mr Carey Lea's allotropic modifications of silver. He notes that the Soirée Committee first wrote to Meldola, but he informed Rix that he has only been partially successful, and that Elder has Lea's own preparations.
Extent1p
FormatCarbon
Access statusOpen
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