ANS signed “E.,” one page, 8.5 x 11, sheet of lined yellow notebook paper letterhead, September 18, 1925. On a note in ink from C.S. Williams, the head of Edison’s Motion Picture Division, Edison replies with his seldom seen sense of humor. Williams writes: “Mr. Edison, I have just passed a requisition approved by you for a 16 inch Butcher Knife. All I want to say is that if I did order too many Baby Consoles [phonographs] I did it only with the best of intentions. Williams, 9/18/25.” Edison replies in pencil beneath Williams’ note: “I think you are still safe, E.” Edison’s letters are usually quite concise and businesslike. Here we see a touch of humor. When corresponding within his company, Edison usually signed items “E” or “TAE.” Nice item! In very good condition, with two punch holes to top border, scattered creasing, and some light areas of staining. R&R COA.
