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Nov. 4th 1895
#1688 New York Office
ship to [[underlined]] Geo. W. Vanderbilt Biltmore N.C. [[/underlined]]
stmr
16 # [[strikeout]] 123 [[/strikeout]] [[superscript]] #124 [[/superscript]] pattern, 12" Electric Clocks.
cases to be of oak and unfinished--
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Nov. 6. 1895
#1689 New York Office
ship to [[underlined]] Geo. E. Witham c/o G.W. Vanderbilt Biltmore N. C. [[/underlined]]
N.Y.O. thinks all rail may be as cheap as via Norfolk steamer
Best Freight
1 Dow Dial Elec Clock, zinc dials, 14" dia, case pattern of #[[strikeout]] 123 [[/strikeout]] [[superscript]] 124 [[/superscript]], with two brass rods through top (3/8 x [[strikeout]] 6 [[/strikeout]] 5) placed [[strikeout]] 6" [[/strikeout]] 4" apart, ends of rods threaded with two nut [[page cut off letter]] on each end, rods will fasten to iron plate in ceiling - case light oak - [[underlined]] unfinished [[/underlined]]
2 Elec Clocks, #124 pattern cases, 12" Zinc dials same.
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1 Dow Dial Elec Clock, zinc dials 12" dia, to fit [[superscript]] 16n [[/superscript]] [[page cut off letter]] into hole in wall 12" dia and 12 3/4" through, one fron [[page cut off letter]] bezel to be removable so that barrel case can slip into opening.  See sketch attached and send improved
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drawing for approval of archt Heict. [[?]]
Better make two clocks of this, dials will not be 12".
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#1694 same spg directions
1 No 1 Juice Pail Tower Clock, Comp Pend [[symbol for "and"]] Grav Escapt.
fitted with triple elec contact; 
40 complete cells Smee Battery.
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12" [[part of line drawing]]
11
21
1
2
Skee 0
for 1 dial 3' dia, wall at dial 1[[missing letters]]
cen of dial 2' above clock pho[[missing letters]]
fall for weight 14'
Dial consists of two rings, th[[missing letters]]
figures, half hour marks, and a [[missing letters]]
sunburst center, all separate a[[missing letters]]
to be fastened to smooth white ston[[missing letters]]
wall - mis fig & sunburst black - hds g[[missing letters]]
Write Witham for measurements, all Vanderbilts' clocks to be[[missing letters]]
before Christmas if possible--
  

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