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Abbott, David P. Important TLS Explaining his Talking Teakettle and Other Secrets. Dated Feb. 8, 1927, Abbott writes to Frederick Eugene Powell on three sheets of unlined paper, first describing the working of a book test he has devised, and then, over the course of two pages, explaining the setup and use of his famed Talking Teakettle. Abbott goes on at length to explain where to purchase the necessary supplies, and includes several crude drawings further illustrating how to install the apparatus in a home. He concludes the letter by stating, “The kettle sounds like a spirit voice. Not like a mechanism or phone or Radio. No radio can pick up the work.” Signed in purple ink, “David P. Abbott.”