While Edison was certainly not enthusiastic about the new technology radio and
electric amplification, many his laboratory staff were and they acquired and
experimented several the new devices that appeared after World War I. The counter the
west wall also crowded with equipment.720/1, neg.331
94
. Constable, May 13, 1919 (in 1919, WOL-General). 5587, taken between 1917 and 1919, not reproduced this report
330 Letter J. 89. These extended from the floor the
tops the windows and the space above them appears have been used as
storage.
Edison, Inc. The boundaries
of this space were the two offices the front the building and partition
erected across the north end create offices the rear.
329 Photograph no. Although Holland spent much his time office on
the third floor Building appears that still experimented here during this
period. This
would have been what the staff called "Holland’s lab," where Newman Holland
developed new types dictating machines. 14. The partition was faced
with large display cabinets with glass doors.
The open space and pier tables the west side the building were devoted to
electrical and acoustic experiments related the business phonograph., April 14, 1930, vol.329 This partition cut off two pier tables from the main room and housed
an enclosed office the east side (see schematic plan 2).
A photograph taken 1915 shows Holland work Building (figure 9).P.main room the middle the building was dominated the line pier tables
on the west, and offices and experimental rooms the east side.
By 1916, Stephen Mambert held the position financial executive Thomas A.
331 Minutes the Board Directors, Thomas Edison, Inc. The
piers have wooden cabinets and pigeon holes placed them., and his offices were located Building left Edison’s
employment 1924, but not known whether continued work in
Building until that time (see for more Stephen Mambert’s career). no.330
As the business phonograph was the only part the Edison product line to
incorporate electrical amplification, the likely place carry these experiments
was Building 1930 all radio equipment and experiments were transferred to
a new building the Phonograph Works. this product stayed viable while
the amusement phonograph went into decline, justified continuing
experimental program
