Chapter 49

On October 20, 1926, Bausch and Lomb wrote a letter to one of its representatives in the New York City office. J. A. Scheick of that office had quoted a price on two range finders to a New York firm which intended to ship them to Laredo, Texas for the ultimate use of the War Department of Mexico. The letter states: “We have, on previous occasions, explained to Mr. Scheick that we must know the customer for whom this Military equipment is ultimately intended and we have also withdrawn our previous quotations stating…