A. Atwater Kent
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Arthur Atwater Kent Sr. was an American inventor and prominent radio manufacturer based in Philadelphia. In 1905, he invented the Unisparker which combined ignition points, condenser, centrifugal adva
Kent in 1925
Ad for an Atwater Kent Radio receiver in the Ladies' Home Journal (September, 1926)
Ad for Atwater Kent Radio Model 35, 1927
The Price of Salt
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The Price of Salt is a 1952 romance novel by Patricia Highsmith, first published under the pseudonym "Claire Morgan." Highsmith—known as a suspense writer based on her psychological thriller Strangers
A. Atwater Kent
…Virginia Tucker Kent (April 17, 1915 – April 29, 1966) married and divorced Cummins Catherwood, and inspired Patricia Highsmith, resulting in the novel The Price of Salt. Atwater Kent died on March 4, 1949, in Hollywood, California. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California…
1953 Bantam Books edition
Original Coward-McCann cover
Patricia Highsmith on After Dark (June 1988)