Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Carl Auer Von Welsbach Letter

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0438
Creators:
Welsbach, Carl Auer von, Baron
Forscher, Frederick
Dates:
1890
Languages:
In
German
.
Physical Description:
1 Item
Repository:
Container:
1
One letter written by Carl Auer von Welsbach to the Austrian Gas and Electric Company. The letter is written in German.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letter, written by Carl Auer Von Welsbach to the Austrian Gas and Electric Company, February 23, 1890. It records his sale to that utility of the gaslight mantle he invented.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach was born in Vienna, September 1858. He studied at the Vienna Polytechnic and at Heidelberg. In 1885 he patented an incandescent gas mantle which gave gas a new lease on life for illumination in the face of growing competition from electricity. He sold the patent to the Austrian Gas and Electic Company in 1890. Welsbach died August 1929.

Administration

Author
Craig Orr
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Frederick Forscher, December 19, 1991.
Ownership and Custodial History
Donor's maternal grandmother was chief accountant for the Austrian Gas and Electric Company, and the letter was part of her estate.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Craig Orr, 1991

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research on site.
Preferred Citation
Carl Auer von Welsbach Letter, 1890, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

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Chemists -- 1880-1900 -- Austria Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors -- 1880-1900 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gas light fixtures -- 1880-1900 -- Austria Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 1880-1900 -- Austria Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Austrian Gas and Electric Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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