A similar thing happened among vintage map collectors. In this case, the perpetrator was a Edward Forbes Smiley III. Here's an overview about him: http://harvardmagazine.com/2006/09/map-miscreant.html And here's the arrest warrant: http://tinyurl.com/c2j6hl
____________________________________________________________ Do you need to diversify your portfolio? Click here for informaton on trading currency. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTIyVhjly8b1bB8iUs8o2PxfifNegLmGcGMymfxwjcEt0aS0S4JWfu/ From [email protected] Fri Apr 17 09:30:12 2009 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Fri Apr 17 09:30:28 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Re Dr. Philip Peterson Message-ID: <[email protected]> What years did this criminal activity take place? The 'Site' is in reference to what, the Edison Lab in New Jersey or at Stanford? I have heard of collectors having actual signed documents and signatures of Thomas Edison. Is this how many collectors got them? It amazes me that there was no emphasis on security. I just can't imagine the staff at the Smithsonian letting researchers in and out without some sort of protocol to prevent this type of thing happening. Brantley From [email protected] Fri Apr 17 12:43:57 2009 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Fri Apr 17 12:41:29 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Re Dr. Philip Peterson Message-ID: <[email protected]> Dear Brantley: Yes, The Site refers to the Edison National Historical Site vault where so much is stored. Whenever I see an Edison document that was signed I get suspicious and I get even more suspicious when I see an Edison signature cut from some document and mounted on a backing of some description. When I see the signature on a book page cut from book paper stock I am actually somewhat relieved. Sadly, when George Frow wanted to update the cylinder phonograph book we did, the Site limitations kept me from researching areas that now I see contain many errors. Best Wishes, Al **************Join ChristianMingle.com? FREE! Meet Christian Singles in your area. Start now! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221246370x1201421635/aol?redir=http://www.christianmingle.com/campaign.html?cat=adbuy&src=pl atforma&adid=aolfooter&newurl=reg_path.html) From [email protected] Fri Apr 17 12:54:35 2009 From: [email protected] (Mike Stitt) Date: Fri Apr 17 12:54:41 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Re Dr. Philip Peterson In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> I remember reading about this fellows years ago. APM? Anyway a very long time ago. The topic continues on and I just need to get the brain cells working. It seems the subject of Edison's electrical pens was part of the loot stolen. I remember seeing one on eBay years ago and wondered if was taken from the site. Are the old brain cells close? Oldcranky Mike On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:43 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Brantley: > > Yes, The Site refers to the Edison National Historical Site vault where so > much is stored. Whenever I see an Edison document that was signed I get > suspicious and I get even more suspicious when I see an Edison signature > cut > from some document and mounted on a backing of some description. When I > see > the signature on a book page cut from book paper stock I am actually > somewhat > relieved. > > Sadly, when George Frow wanted to update the cylinder phonograph book we > did, the Site limitations kept me from researching areas that now I see > contain many errors. > > Best Wishes, > > Al > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************Join ChristianMingle.com? FREE! Meet Christian Singles in > your area. Start now! > ( > http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221246370x1201421635/aol?redir=http://www.christianmingle.com/campaign.html?cat=adbuy&src=pl > atforma&adid=aolfooter&newurl=reg_path.html<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221246370x1201421635/aol?redir=http://www.christianmingle.com/campaign.html?cat=adbuy&src=pl%0Aatforma&adid=aolfooter&newurl=reg_path.html> > ) > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > From [email protected] Fri Apr 17 14:46:35 2009 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Fri Apr 17 14:46:40 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Ultra rare Model H Recorder Message-ID: <[email protected]> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200330413754 For the Edison collector who has everything. From [email protected] Fri Apr 17 15:17:02 2009 From: [email protected] (Jim Nichol) Date: Fri Apr 17 15:17:07 2009 Subject: [Phono-L] Re Dr. Philip Peterson In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Al, I didn't know that Peterson stole hardware, also. You say he took HUNDREDS of reproducers? Wow! Did he enter the Site with a wheelbarrow every day? Did the Site have records of the serial numbers on the reproducers, etc., to help in the recovery? What all did Peterson steal besides documents, reproducers, and a tinfoil machine? Did the Site ever estimate what percentage they recovered? Jim Nichol
