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[[underlined]] Kingsbury agree that Potter can well continue Damard and Moldensite [[/underlined]] reinforced as he is now by the staff of [[underlined]] Moldensite and Mr. Cooper [[/underlined]] can be made to assume managing duties and act as Secretary of the company.
Received telegram urging renewal of [[underlined]] Aylsworth Printing patent [[/underlined]] also more important:
[[underlined]] "Germans agree all but payment for new inventions: We will not give in." [[/underlined]]
Pouring rain all day. Went to see Bernard Shaw's Play: "The doctor's dilemma", very well plaid but unnecessarily long and many equivocal passages.
Theatre made [[underlined]] unpleasant by everybody including the ladies smoking during the play. [[/underlined]]
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[[underlined]] Dec. 1 1926  Bishop [[/underlined]] sold last year 1925: 135000$ Redmanol in 1926 
                     120000$ estimated 
This would make [[underlined]] maximum 13500$ [[/underlined]] for commission. From the sheet he showed me his expenses vary from 50% to 75% and last month exceeded his commission so that figuring 50% this would mean about 6500$ ^[[net]] maximum a year or at 75% = 3375$ net a year even for his largest sales of 1925 while this year his sales have dropped and he proposed 9% commission
Went with Bishop to consult [[underlined]] Boult, Wade & Tennant [[/underlined]] 
[[annotation in right margin]] Patent attorneys [[/annotation]] 
(who are patent agents for Damard in regard to possibility for extending [[underlined]] printing plate patent of Aylsworth in Britain. [[/underlined]] Mr. N.C. [[underlined]] Cassal [[/underlined]] (later on Mr. [[underlined]] Ballantyne [[/underlined]] by letter) gave me information which made me conclude not to make the attempt 
See my letter to George B. also