1925 Thomas Edison Conversation Notes — Human Energy, Efficiency, MIT Students & Moses — Three Manuscript Pages

An intriguing group of three handwritten pencil pages recording exchanges attributed to Thomas Edison, Emerson, and Krieger, with headings dating the conversation to July 10, 1925, at Orange, New Jersey.

The notes capture a lively discussion ranging from human energy and industrial efficiency to education, diet, and humor. One question asks whether human energy can be expressed in terms equivalent to volts, amperes, or watts. A response labeled “Edison” discusses the difference between human and mechanical energy and the relationship between nerves and efficiency.

Another page recounts a test posed to Massachusetts Tech students: how many paper dollars equal a silver dollar in weight. The final page records an amusing exchange about Moses, followed by observations concerning chewing, diet, habits, and standardization.

Written on three ruled sheets, the group includes corrections, underlining, and speaker identifications. The pages offer an appealing glimpse of the conversational image of Edison in his later years.

Attribution: Unsigned manuscript conversation notes. The identities of the writer or writers, and whether any passages are in Edison’s own hand, have not been firmly established. Offered as Edison-related material, without a confirmed Edison autograph attribution.

Condition: Fold creases, edge tears, small losses, scattered spotting, and paper-clip rust marks. Pencil writing remains generally legible. Three pages offered together.