Mr. James Baum Vice-President of Marketing and Sales W.A. Baum Company Incorporated Copiague, NY 11726-3292 January 29, 1990 Dear Mr. Baum: I read, with interest, your letter of January 17, 1990, and am writing to you to thank you for your expeditious repair of my Baumanometer instrument, serial #208154. I was also delighted to receive the photocopy of the ledger entry indicating that this was shipped to my grandfather, Dr. Lee Otis Vickery, of Lena, IL, on September 2, 1936. You may be interested to know that this blood pressure unit has been in continual service since that time with the exception of the years that my father served in WWII. It took 50 years of continual operation before requiring repair. I acquired the instrument from my father when he retired from general practice in mid-1984, at the same time that I began my neurology practice here in Camp Hill, PA. I have on a number of occasions spot-checked it for accuracy with another unit, and have found it extremely reliable. I enjoy having and using the instrument, not only because of its reliability, but also because it serves as a reminder of my medical heritage. Again, thank you for your attention to it, and I too feel it has many miles to go before it sleeps. Sincerely, Patterson, Yanofsky, Vickery & Levin, LTD. Associates in Neurology Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Back to "Accuracy is Everything" Homepage