ALS signed “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 8.5 x 11, From the Laboratory of Thomas A. Edison letterhead, November 28, 1892. Handwritten letter to "His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales, President, Society of Arts, London, England," in full: "I have received the Albert Medal which was awarded to me by the Council of the Society of Arts, also the communication with relation thereto that you did me the honor to address to me, and for which I beg you to accept my sincere thanks. The honor conferred upon me by the Society of Arts, has caused me much gratification and I appreciate it very highly. I am availing myself of the good offices of the British Minister at Washington to transmit this note to you." In fine condition.
The Albert Medal of the Royal Society of Arts was instituted in 1864 as a memorial to the late Prince Albert, who had been President of the Society for 18 years. In 1892, the Society awarded American inventor Thomas Edison the medal 'in recognition of the merits of his numerous and valuable inventions, especially his improvements in telegraphy, in telephony, and in electric lighting, and for his discovery of a means of reproducing vocal sounds by the phonograph.' A remarkable, neatly penned letter from the pioneering inventor to an English royal, graciously accepting his well-deserved award.
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