| RefNo | ACS/1/2/4/96 |
| AltRefNo | 128 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [Alan Archibald Campbell] Swinton, to St. George Lane Fox Pitt [Esquire], 47 Chester Terrace, S. W. 1. |
| Creator | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863-1930); British electrical engineer |
| Date | 20 February 1929 |
| Description | Comments on the Editorial note in The Electrical Times for 14 February, which quoted from Pitt's abridged patent specification from 1879, describing his method of treating a carbon bridge by raising it to an incandescent state by sending a current through it while it is immersed in a dense hydrocarbon. Enquires if Pitt has seen Fleming's paper on the carbon incandescent lamp in the Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. Further discusses patents. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Typescript |
| PhysicalDescription | Carbon |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8285 | Swinton; Alan Archibald Campbell (1863 - 1930); electrical engineer | 1863 - 1930 |