TLS signed “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, July 1, 1911. Interesting form letter to the president of an unnamed nation, in full: "I am sending my representative, Mr. James Ricalton to your part of the world to secure photographically characteristic scenes, life, and industries along your lines; any consideration you may be able to extend to him in the way of transportation will be a personal kindness to me." Removably encapsulated in a mylar sleeve. In fine condition. Ricalton was a teacher, inventor, and photographer who circumnavigated the world seven times. His voyages first came to Edison's attention in the 1880s, and in 1888 he financed Ricalton's expedition to the Far East to search for a bamboo filament suitable for use in the incandescent lamp. In 1912, Edison dispatched Ricalton to Africa to test a motion picture camera—a trip that was presumably the subject of this letter. Interesting and unusual content in a letter boasting an ideal, complete example of Edison's iconic 'umbrella' signature.
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