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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-- [line] 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. [[the following text has one diagonal line through it]] 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 [[end diagonal line]] drawing for approval of archt Heict. [[?]] Better make two clocks of this, dials will not be 12". [[image-horizontal line across page]] #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. [[bottom right corner edge of page of text missing]] 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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